EMWD Water Financial Participation Charge

“Domestic Water System Facilities Financial Participation Charge ("Capacity Charges"/"Connecting Fees") is to provide a source of funds to finance: (1) water main facilities larger than 12-inches in diameter; (2) booster pumping plants; (3) storage tanks; and (4) Improvement District and General District system facilities, as necessary to meet the additional service requirements necessitated by community growth and to distribute the costs fairly among those who create the need for additional facilities.”

“FPCs, sometimes referred to as "connection fees," are collected to pay for planned and existing water and wastewater facilities. • Individuals are required to buy in to these capital facilities. • This buy-in process may include paying toward debt associated with existing facilities. • Some capital facilities include: o Pipelines o Pumping Stations o Wastewater Treatment Plants o Sewage Transmission Lines o Freshwater Connections o Sewage Lift Stations”

“Are FPCs the same throughout EMWD's service area? • Yes, in most cases, but not all. Customized FPCs have been set in a few areas where EMWD's costs to provide service have differed from standard cost allocations. Customized fees can be higher or lower than the standard, depending on actual, documented construction costs.”

1979-03-14 (by reference only)

“Existing Development Within Improvement Districts: All properties, improved with an existing structure, located within an operating District improvement district providing retail domestic water service prior to the effective date of Resolution 1639 (March 14, 1979), shall be exempt from paying Capacity Charges. Such an exemption shall be applicable whether or not they were receiving domestic water service prior to March 14, 1979.”

Resolution 1639 | NOT FOUND as an affirmative imposing text

“Existing Development Within Improvement Districts: All properties, improved with an existing structure, located within an operating District improvement district providing retail domestic water service prior to the effective date of Resolution 1639 (March 14, 1979), shall be exempt from paying Capacity Charges. Such an exemption shall be applicable whether or not they were receiving domestic water service prior to March 14, 1979.”

“Payment of Capacity Charges as a Prerequisite to Receiving Service (1) Through Application for Service: a. New developments and non-exempt existing developments requesting retail domestic water service will be required to pay nonreimbursable Capacity Charges (also known as Financial Participation Charges) shown on the Application for Service.”

Eastern Municipal Water District, the agency that levies it

“Service will be commenced after submittal of an application and on payment to the District of the applicable fees, charges and deposits set forth in the Consolidated Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges as amended from time-to-time by the Board.”

“Development to be exempted from Payment of Connection fees: ... (3) Agricultural Use, as defined by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Code, including site specific agricultural operational use and/or functions relative to the product or byproduct of the site use, shall be exempt from paying Capacity Charges. (4) New Recycled water meters, including those that are supplied with potable water sources on an interim basis, shall be exempt from paying capacity charges. (5) ADUs converted from existing space and JADU's shall not be considered to be a new residential use and shall be exempt from connection fees or capacity charges.”

“Other Water Connection Fees and Credits — Developer Donated Storage Credit | Rate as of 1/1/2025: ($1,247/EMS) | Rate as of 1/1/2026: ($1,287/EMS)”