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Sewer - treatmentSet by connection charge

Sewer connection (HWD + VVWRA)

Levied by Hesperia Water District (the $70.45/fixture-unit, $1,406.00/EDU component) and Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (the regional connection fee component) on new development in Hesperia. Authorized under the Gov. Code Sec. 66013 (capacity charge for water or sewer service). Collected other: the schedule fixes which fee applies at issuance of the building or grading permit; neither document states when payment is due.

What one house pays

$6,319

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Hesperia's total
12%
Total one-time fees here
$50,523
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“The Hesperia City Council and Board of Directors for the Hesperia Fire Protection District, Hesperia Redevelopment Agency and Hesperia Water District have adopted the preceding fee schedule to reasonably recover costs necessary to provide various services.”

City-Wide Fee Schedule FY 2025-26, eff. 12/1/2025, SECTION 240: Waiver/Credits, p. 17; states the purpose of the schedule as a whole, not of the sewer connection charge specifically · source document ↗
When it was adopted

“SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - EFFECTIVE JANUARY 19, 2020 (HWD 2019-12)”

City-Wide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates and Charges, Fiscal Year 2025-26, Effective December 1, 2025; Appendix A (Continued), "Hesperia Water District Water/Sewer Connection Fee Summary", p. 20, blue banner heading · source document ↗
Who adopted it

"HWD 2019-12" (Hesperia Water District) for the sheet; "Ordinance 001" (VVWRA) for the regional component

“SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - EFFECTIVE JANUARY 19, 2020 (HWD 2019-12)”

City-Wide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates and Charges, Fiscal Year 2025-26, Effective December 1, 2025; Appendix A (Continued), "Hesperia Water District Water/Sewer Connection Fee Summary", p. 20, blue banner heading · source document ↗
When it is paid

“Fees for development permits (e.g., building and grading permits) shall be the fees in effect at the time of issuance of such permit.”

City-Wide Fee Schedule FY 2025-26, eff. 12/1/2025, Appendix A (Continued), p. 20, line under the "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL" banner; identical sentence appears on Appendix A p. 18 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Hesperia / Hesperia Water District — the City collects and remits the VVWRA portion

“** The portion of sewer fees remitted by City to Victor Valley Water Reclamation Agency will include a $25 administrative fee to the City”

City-Wide Fee Schedule FY 2025-26, eff. 12/1/2025, Appendix A - Development Impact Fees (Effective April 2, 2022), footnote at foot of p. 18 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“The City Council and Board of Directors specifically authorize the City Manager or his/her designee to approve fee waivers, fee reductions, and/or issue credits to customers up to a total amount of $5,000 per occurrence. This authorization shall apply to all adopted City fees, exclusive of any adopted Development Impact Fees or any other fee that is not able to be reduced as a matter of law.”

City-Wide Fee Schedule FY 2025-26, eff. 12/1/2025, SECTION 240: Waiver/Credits, p. 17 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
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Single-family detached per EDU 1 Jul 2026 $4,913
the line this rate was read from

“Connection Fees: $4,913.00 per EDU*”

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority Fee Schedule, Fee Schedule - Effective July 1, 2026, Ordinance 001 · source document ↗
Single-family detached per EDU 1 Feb 2008 $1,406
the line this rate was read from

“Hesperia Water District | Effective Date: February 1, 2008 | $ 70.45 | 20 Fixture Units | $ 1,406.00”

City-Wide Fee Schedule FY 2025-26, eff. 12/1/2025, Appendix A (Continued), p. 20, "SEWER CONNECTIONS" table, columns Per Fixture Unit / Equivalent Dwelling Unit / Total Per EDU · source document ↗
none
Multi-family 20 Fixture Units per EDU — $4,679
the line this rate was read from

“MULTI-FAMILY/HOTEL-MOTEL - EFFECTIVE JANUARY 19, 2020 (HWD 2019-12) ... SEWER CONNECTIONS ... Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority | Effective Date: May 1, 2020 | $ 233.95 | 20 Fixture Units | $ 4,679.00”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family 20 Fixture Units per EDU — $1,406
the line this rate was read from

“MULTI-FAMILY/HOTEL-MOTEL - EFFECTIVE JANUARY 19, 2020 (HWD 2019-12) ... SEWER CONNECTIONS ... Hesperia Water District | Effective Date: February 1, 2008 | $ 70.45 | 20 Fixture Units | $ 1,406.00”

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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