EID Wastewater Facility Capacity Charge

“FCCs are necessary to ensure that existing users are not unfairly burdened by costs incurred to provide capacity to new users." and "The underlying principle is that 'growth shall pay for growth.'”

“Wastewater FCCs include both a 'Buy-in component' and an 'Incremental Cost component.'" / "The Buy-in cost basis represents the value of the existing system that the new user is buying into" / "The Incremental cost basis reflects future capital spending required to expand system capacity to accommodate new users.”

“El Dorado Irrigation District (referred to herein as the District) is a special district that provides potable water, wastewater, and recycled water services to a population of about 130,000 within a 220 square mile service area in El Dorado County." and "Wastewater Buy-in units of service are based on the number of current EDUs connected to the District's wastewater system.”

2024-09-23 (amended 2024-11-12; adopted charges effective 2025-01-01, escalated annually)

“Consider adopting a resolution to approve the facility capacity charges recommended by the 2024 Facility Capacity Charges Update Study." / "Adopted Resolution No. 2024-025 to approve the facility capacity charges recommended by the 2024 Facility Capacity Charges Update Study.”

Resolution No. 2024-025 (amended by Resolution No. 2024-032)

“Consider adopting a resolution to approve the facility capacity charges recommended by the 2024 Facility Capacity Charges Update Study." / "Adopted Resolution No. 2024-025 to approve the facility capacity charges recommended by the 2024 Facility Capacity Charges Update Study.”

“a meter may be purchased by paying the corresponding Facility Capacity Charges (FCC's) and any additional related costs.”

El Dorado Irrigation District, the agency that levies it

“EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT Facility Capacity Charges (FCCs) and Fees" / "PLEASE CONTACT EID DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO VERIFY THE VALUE OF YOUR WATER METER AT [email protected] OR (530) 642-4028.”

“In accordance with Senate Bill No. 229 and El Dorado County ordinance, effective January 1, 2018, no additional Facility Capacity Charge (FCC) will be incurred for the addition of a second dwelling on a residential parcel.”

“Facility Capacity Charges (FCCs) or connection fees for multi-family developments (sharing a common wall) are based on the number of units rather than the meter size, and will receive a 25% discount on the connection fees in place at the time of purchase.”

“Since 2013, the District has increased its adopted FCCs annually in proportion to changes in the Engineering News-Record's 20-city national average Construction Cost Index (CCI)." and "Therefore, the District may apply annual CCI adjustments to the proposed FCCs beginning January 1, 2025, and each year thereafter.”