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Cucamonga Valley WD water system capacity fee

Levied by Cucamonga Valley Water District (Water System Capacity Fee); Inland Empire Utilities Agency (Water Meter Connection Fee) on new development in San Bernardino County (unincorporated). Collected other: CVWD capacity fee prior to release of signed approved plans, and in any event before meter installation; IEUA fee at the time the local water agency's meter fees are paid, prior to meter installation.

What one house pays

$10,769

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

Total one-time fees here
$41,274
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

IEUA component — by resolution, effective July 1 of each fiscal year, no index named, and Resolution 2025-4-6 sets FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 at the SAME amounts. CVWD component — not stated

The record

Why it exists

“WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that the levy of a one-time connection fee charge be imposed on any new retail water connection or upsized connection to any water system within the Agency's service area in order to recover growth-related costs incurred by the Agency and defined in Ordinance No. 104.”

IEUA Resolution No. 2025-4-6, adopted 2025-04-16, fourth recital · source document ↗
Where it applies

“The water connection fee is a onetime fee paid directly to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) for any new or upsized meter connection to a water distribution system within the IEUA service area, which includes CVWD.”

CVWD Development Fee Schedule, Rev July 2026, p. 6, "Water Connection Fee (IEUA):" · source document ↗
When it is paid

“For all Development projects, the following fees must be paid prior to release of signed approved plans and start of construction of any water and/or sewer facilities. These fees shall include the following: ... Water and/or Recycled Water System Capacity Fees, ... Water Connection Fee (Paid directly to IEUA)”

CVWD Development Fee Schedule, Rev July 2026, p. 1, item 2 · source document ↗
Who collects it

CVWD collects its own capacity fee; the IEUA charge is paid direct to IEUA, not to CVWD

“Check made out to "IEUA" along with signed paperwork, local water meter receipt, stamped/approved site plans, and contact information should be mailed to IEUA at, 6075 Kimball Ave., Chino, CA 91708 Attn: Water Connection Fee”

IEUA Water Meter Connection Fee Fact Sheet, published June 16, 2025, "How Do I Pay the Fee?" · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Potable, recycled, landscape, and irrigation water meters located within IEUA's service area are subject to the fee. Temporary, fire, and parallel service meters are not subject to the fee.”

IEUA Water Meter Connection Fee Fact Sheet, published June 16, 2025, "What Meters Are Subject to the Fee?" · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“The fee is determined by the size and number of water meters installed. If a meter is upsized, the fee is calculated based on the difference between the original and upsized meter pricing. There is no fee for downsizing a meter.”

IEUA Water Meter Connection Fee Fact Sheet, published June 16, 2025, "How Do I Calculate the Fee?" · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
unverified per meter — $10,769
the line this rate was read from

“Water System Capacity Fees: (CVWD Code §4.08.060) The Water System Capacity Fee shall be assessed for each paid meter on the project. The table below shows the applicable fee per meter at the time of fee remittance. | Meter Size ¾\" | Water System Capacity Fee $10,769”

CVWD Development Fee Schedule, Rev July 2026, p. 5 of 8, "Water System Capacity Fees" · 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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