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WaterSet by county fee ordinanceCitation WAO-0102 s.3

Schedule A Water Development Fees - Zone 50

Levied by Sacramento County Water Agency on new development in Sacramento County (unincorporated). Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: in cash prior to approval of an Improvement Plan — NOT at building permit.

What one house pays

$1,179

This fee is not in Sacramento County (unincorporated)'s published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Zone 50. The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

Total one-time fees here
$89,694
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · another named index · March
what the document says

annual, by the Agency Engineer, effective March 1 each year, computed off the City of Sacramento connection fee ("City Fee") in $/MGD plus fixed $354/acre and $25/EDU

Next expected change
1 Mar 2027

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of the Water Development Fee is to provide for the payment of connection fees (City Fee) to the City of Sacramento for the share of capital costs for firm capacity in the City's pumping, diversion, treatment, storage and transmission facilities that will be used to provide wholesale and/or wheeled water service to Zone 50.”

Schedule A, numbered item 1 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“The Water Development Fee will be the sum of the EDU Fee and the Acreage Fee along with a 5% administration charge. A fixed charge of $354/acre and $25/EDU will be added to pay for the Zone 50 Water Supply Master Plan updates.”

Schedule A, numbered items 2 and 3 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Schedule A - Water Development Fees Zone 50”

page h1 title; the schedule's own text further reads "...to provide wholesale and/or wheeled water service to Zone 50" and "For purposes of Zone 50" · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2007

“{WAO-0102 § 3, 2024; WAO-0101 § 3, 2023; WAO-0094 § 1, 2018; WAO-0087 § 1, 2014; WAO-0072 § 12, 2008; WAO-0071 § 1, 2008; WAO-0069 § 1, 2007)”

SCWA, "Schedule A - Water Development Fees Zone 50", page last modified 2026-05-11, ordinance history line at foot of schedule · source document ↗
Who adopted it

"WAO-0069 § 1, 2007" (earliest ordinance in the section's own history line)

“{WAO-0102 § 3, 2024; WAO-0101 § 3, 2023; WAO-0094 § 1, 2018; WAO-0087 § 1, 2014; WAO-0072 § 12, 2008; WAO-0071 § 1, 2008; WAO-0069 § 1, 2007)”

SCWA, "Schedule A - Water Development Fees Zone 50", page last modified 2026-05-11, ordinance history line at foot of schedule · source document ↗
When it is paid

other: in cash prior to approval of an Improvement Plan — NOT at building permit

“The total water development fee for Single Family Service shall be paid in cash prior to the approval of an Improvement Plan.”

Schedule A, section D "SINGLE FAMILY SERVICE FEES", item 2 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
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All per EDU — $1,179
the line this rate was read from

“A. RATE PER EDU: $1,179.00 ... 1. The water development fee for Single Family Service shall be the rate per EDU multiplied by the applicable EDU assignment as set forth above. ... a. 1\" service and smaller shall be assigned 1.0 EDU.”

Schedule A, section A, section D item 1 and section B item a; page last modified 2026-05-11 · source document ↗
Zone 50
Multi-family none EDU per Unit — $0.75
the line this rate was read from

“1. The water development fee for Multi-Family Service shall be calculated at the rate of 0.75 EDU per Unit.”

the levying document · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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