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Regional Sanitation Fee (SRCSD)

Levied by Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) — Treatment and Resource Recovery service area; the former Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District / Regional San on new development in Sacramento. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$6,479

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot — this fee varies by zone, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Sacramento's total
11%
Total one-time fees here
$60,437
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by ordinance — the schedule itself adopts stepped amounts with stated effective dates of 1 July 2025, 1 July 2026 and 1 July 2027; no index named

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of this Section is to prescribe fees for connecting to, discharging to, or expanding the use of any sewer facilities owned, maintained, or operated by SacSewer, and for annexation to SacSewer.”

SacSewer Ordinance SDI-0084, 2026-06-17, Part 2 s. 4.1 "Purpose", p. 2-44 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Regional Sanitation Fee – pays regional treatment plant and infrastructure costs”

City of Sacramento form CDD-0246 "Residential Fee Estimate (New Construction)", Revised 07-12-2026, p. 2 "Fee Notes" · source document ↗
Where it applies

“A Sewer Impact Fee must be paid for all parcels served by SacSewer's treatment and resource recovery system. Sewer Impact Fees are based on SacSewer Treatment and Resource Recovery Infill and Expansion Communities as shown on Figure 2-3 and are presented in the SacSewer Treatment and Resource Recovery Rate and Fee Schedule in Section 7.”

SacSewer Ordinance SDI-0084, 2026-06-17, Part 2 s. 4.2 "Sewer Impact Fees", p. 2-44 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“Sewer Impact Fees for Residential Users, Commercial Users, and Non-Defined Commercial Users not issued a Wastewater Discharge Permit are due and payable prior to the issuance of a building permit.”

SacSewer Ordinance SDI-0084, 2026-06-17, Part 2 s. 4.2.5 "Payment of Sewer Impact Fee", p. 2-53 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Sacramento, Community Development Department (Building Division), as a contributing agency

“Sewer Impact Fees may be billed by SacSewer, Contributing Agencies, or the County of Sacramento. Refer to Section 3 for information on billing, Sewer Rates, other charges, and enforcement associated with delinquencies and failure to pay.”

SacSewer Ordinance SDI-0084, 2026-06-17, Part 2 s. 4.2.5, p. 2-53 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Certain parcels of land have paid the full SacSewer Annexation Fee in effect between August 12, 1983, and February 28, 1986. These parcels shall be exempted, or partially exempted from the portions of the Sewer Impact Fee imposed in lieu of taxes”

SacSewer Ordinance SDI-0084, 2026-06-17, Part 2 s. 4.3.2 "Credits Toward Annexation Fee Derived from Taxes on Improvements", p. 2-54 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Any property for which a Sewer Impact Fee was paid according to the Expansion Communities fee and later determined to be located within an Infill Communities area at the time of payment will be entitled to a partial reimbursement of the Sewer Impact Fee paid on the property. SacSewer will reimburse the difference between the Expansion Communities Sewer Impact Fee and the Infill Communities Sewer Impact Fee in effect at the time of payment.”

Treatment and Resource Recovery Ordinance SDI-0083, adopted 2025-07-09, s. 4.3.3.2 "Reimbursements of Sewer Impact Fees (For Areas Incorrectly Classified)", p. 94; carried forward unchanged into SDI-0084 Part 2 s. 4.3.3 · source document ↗
How it changes

“Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 ... Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 ... Effective July 1, 2027”

SacSewer Ordinance SDI-0084, 2026-06-17, Part 2 s. 7.2 "SacSewer Treatment and Resource Recovery Sewer Impact Fees", the three dated tables at pp. 2-77, 2-78 and 2-79 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
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Single-family detached this home per DU 12 Jul 2026 $6,479

“Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 | Sewer Impact Fees | Expansion Communities² | Single-Family Residential | $6,479 per ESD”

SacSewer Ordinance SDI-0084, adopted 2026-06-17, Part 2 s. 7.2 "SacSewer Treatment and Resource Recovery Sewer Impact Fees", p. 2-77 · source document ↗
Expansion Communities
Multi-family — per DU — $5,039
the line this rate was read from

“Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 | Multiple-Family Residential | Expansion Communities² | $5,039 per dwelling unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
Senior — per DU — $4,031
the line this rate was read from

“Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 | Age-Restricted Residential Development | Expansion Communities² | $4,031 per age-restricted dwelling unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
Infill Communities
Multi-family — per DU — $2,462
the line this rate was read from

“Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 | Multiple-Family Residential | Infill Communities² | $2,462 per dwelling unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
Senior — per DU — $1,970
the line this rate was read from

“Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 | Age-Restricted Residential Development | Infill Communities² | $1,970 per age-restricted dwelling 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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