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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 21. WATER AND SANITATION |
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Chapter 21-1. WATER SUPPLY |
Section 21-112. FEES
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112.1Fees for installation, removal of water and sewer connection, water meter repair, removal, and resettings shall be as follows:
SCHEDULE I
Material or Service
Water Tap Removal
$310.00
Water Connection Removal
$610.00
Sewer Tap Removal
$235.00
Pointing up sewer taps
$660.00
Insertion of Y-branch
$235.00
SCHEDULE II
Water Tap Insertions
1 inch
$325.00
1 1/2 inch
$380.00
2 inch
$415.00
Water Connection
Reimbursable
112.2Fees for a fire hydrant flow test and for the installation and removal of water bubblers shall be as follows:
Description of service
Fire Hydrant Charges
Fire Hydrant Flow test (no recent record available)
$225.00
Fire Hydrant Flow test (recent record available)
$25.00
Fire Hydrant use per day
Usage-Based
Installation and Removal of Water Bubblers:
1 Water Bubbler
$262.00
Each additional Water Bubbler after the first
$54.00
112.3For the purposes of § 112.2, the phrase "in the same general location" means that the distance between the first and last bubbler of the group is eight thousand feet (8,000 ft.) or less. A distance greater than eight thousand feet (8,000 ft.) shall require a separate crew.
112.4Retail and commercial customer fees and charges shall be as follows:
Retail and Commercial Customer Fees and Charges
Customer Bad Check Fee
Declined Credit Card Fee
Customer Penalty Late Fee
Additional Late Fee
Turn-On Fee
Turn-Off Charges for Non Payment
Unauthorized Turn-On
Broken Bypass Seal
Second Water Audit within 24 months
$25.00
$35.00
$10.00%
1% /month
$50.00
$50.00
$245.00
$700.00
$125.00
112.5Fees for engineering reviews, sale of documents, maps and manuals shall be as follows:
Engineering Reviews, Sale of Documents, Maps and Manuals
Engineering Review
Large Project Permit Review Fees (public main greater than 2 inches)
Availability Letter (Large Commercial)
$500
Large Permits Fast Track (15 working days review per submission)
$10,000
Large Permit Basic
$7,500
Large Permits Submissions (Excessive Submission: 4 or more)
$1,000
Foundation to Grade - Large Commercial
$1,000
Approved Project Plan Revision (Project Scope/Design Change)
$1,000
Approved Plan Revision (Field Conditions)
$250
Large Project Sheeting and Shoring (Large Commercial)
$1,000
Raze Permits
$150
Abandonment Waiver Request
$500
Small Project Permit Review Fees (public main less than 2 inches)
Availability Letter (Small)
$125
Small Residential
$300
New Home from a Large Project Subdivision (10 or more units)
$150
Small Commercial (multi-family, apartments, store, etc)
$2,500
Small Sheet and Shore
$500
Sale of Manuals
Design Manuals
$60.00
Revisions/Updates
$25.00
Construction Standard Details
$35.00
Revisions/Updates
$10.00
Construction General Conditions & Standard Specifications
$25.00
Revisions/Updates
$5.00
Fee for WASA Pipeline Design Manual
$75.00
Revisions/Updates
$30.00
Preparing As-Built Drawings
$215.00
Reproduction of Maps and Technical Documents (Charge per Sheet)
Xerographic
$2.50
Vellum
$4.00
Mylar
$5.50
Standard Photocopying (Charge Per Page) - For Legal and Letter Size Paper
$0.25
Electronic Version of Water/Sewer Counter and As-Built Maps per project
$100.00
Updates of Electronic Version of Water/Sewer Counter and As Built Maps per project
$25.00
112.6Pretreatment fees shall be as follows:
Pretreatment
Waste Hauling - Annual Fee per Vehicle
Vehicles 0 - 49 gallons
$160.00
Vehicles 50 - 799 gallons
$2,265.00
Vehicles 800 - 1,499 gallons
$6,170.00
Vehicles 1,500 gallons or more
$14,640.00
Industrial User Permitting Fee
Permit Initial Fee
$2,000.00
Permit Renewal Fee
$600.00
Industrial User Annual Compliance Fees
Significant or Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User
1 Outfall
$2,500.00
2 or more Outfalls
$3,500.00
Significant Non-Categorical Industrial User
1 Outfall
$2,500.00
2 or more Outfalls
$3,500.00
Non-Significant Non-Categorical User
1 Outfall
$550.00
2 or more Outfalls
$700.00
112.7Private Lead Service Line Replacement Fee
(a)The fee for replacing the customer's portion of the lead water service line outside the home shall be $100 per linear foot;
(b)The fee for replacing the customer's portion of the lead water service line from the point of entry outside the house to the first threaded connection inside the house shall be $500; and
(c)These fees shall be evaluated and revised as necessary within one year to continue to reflect the actual cost of replacing the customer's portion of the lead water service line.
112.8 The District of Columbia Right-of-Way Occupancy Fee Pass Through Charge and the Payment-in-Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Fee shall be as follows:
(a) District of Columbia Right-of-Way Fee, assessed to recover the cost of fees charged by the District of Columbia to D.C. Water and Sewer Authority for use of District of Columbia public space and rights of way, for each one hundred cubic feet (1 Ccf) of water use shall be:
Effective October 1, 2016
Effective October 1, 2017
Customer
Per Ccf of
water use
Per 1,000 Gals. of
water use
Per Ccf of
water use
Per 1,000 Gals. of
water use
Residential
$0.17
$0.23
$0.18
$0.24
Multi-Family
$0.17
$0.23
$0.18
$0.24
Non-Residential
$0.17
$0.23
$0.18
$0.24
(b) Payment-in-Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Fee to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) of the District of Columbia, assessed to cover the amount which D.C. Water and Sewer Authority pays each fiscal year to the District of Columbia, consistent with D.C. Water and Sewer Authority's enabling statute for public goods and services received from the District of Columbia, for each one hundred cubic feet (1 Ccf) of water use shall be:
Effective October 1, 2016
Effective October 1, 2017
Customer
Per Ccf of
water use
Per 1,000 Gals. of
water use
Per Ccf of
water use
Per 1,000 Gals. of
water use
Residential
$0.48
$0.64
$0.49
$0.65
Multi-Family
$0.48
$0.64
$0.49
$0.65
Non-Residential
$0.48
$0.64
$0.49
$0.65
112.9Customer Metering Fee – Monthly fees for installing, operating, and maintaining meters shall be as follows:
Meter Size (inches)
Monthly Fee per Meter
5/8"
$3.86
3/4"
$4.06
1
$4.56
1x1.25
$4.83
1.5
$6.88
1x1.5
$6.88
2
$7.54
2x1/2
$8.00
2x5/8
$8.00
3
$76.98
3x5/8
$77.94
3x1
$77.94
3x3/4
$77.94
4
$137.37
4x3/4
$138.15
4x1
$138.15
4x1.5
$138.15
4x2
$138.15
4x2"5/8
$181.04
6
$268.14
6 x 1
$272.70
6 x 1 x 1/2
$323.09
6x1.5
$323.09
6x3
$323.09
6x3x1/2
$323.09
6x3"3/4
$323.09
8
$323.29
8x2
$323.29
8x4x1
$358.26
8x4”3/4
$358.26
10
$317.91
10x2
$403.62
10x6
$403.62
10x6x1
$403.62
12
$329.66
12x6
$329.66
16
$349.45
112.10 For purposes of this section, the phrase “Water System Replacement Fee” (WSRF) means the monthly fee charged to residential, multi-family, and non-residential customers to recover the cost of the one percent (1%) renewal and replacement of aging water infrastructure.
(a) Residential, multi-family, and non-residential customers shall be charged a monthly Water System Replacement Fee as follows:
Meter Size
(inches)
Meter Register Type
Monthly Water System Replacement Fee
5/8”
Single Register
$ 6.30
3/4"
Single Register
$ 7.39
1”
Single Register
$ 9.67
1”x1.25”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 15.40
1.5”
Single Register
$ 41.35
2”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 83.75
3”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 232.13
4”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 561.02
6”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 1,292.14
8”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 5,785.51
8”x2”
Multiple Register
$ 1,899.60
8”x4”x1”
Multiple Register
$ 2,438.35
10”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 6,679.65
12”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 6,679.65
16”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 6,679.65
(b) Residential customer, whose premises is served by a meter that is larger than one inch (1”), shall be charged a monthly Water System Replacement fee set forth in Subsection 112.10(a) for a one inch (1”) meter.
112.11 Effective January 1, 2018, DCRA Construction Permit Applicants and federal facilities shall be assessed a System Availability Fee (SAF) for new water and sewer connections and renovation or redevelopment projects for existing connections to the District’s potable water and sanitary sewer systems based on the SAF meter size in accordance with the following fee schedule and requirements:
(a) Residential customers shall be charged a System Availability Fee based on the SAF meter size as listed below:
SAF Meter Size
(inches)
Water System Availability Fee
Sewer System Availability Fee
Total System Availability Fee
5/8”
$ 1,135
$ 2,809
$ 3,944
3/4"
$ 1,135
$ 2,809
$ 3,944
1”
$ 1,135
$ 2,809
$ 3,944
1”x1.25”
$ 2,047
$ 5,066
$ 7,113
1.5”
$ 5,491
$ 13,591
$ 19,082
2”
$ 11,125
$ 27,536
$ 38,661
(b) Multi-Family and all Non-Residential customers shall be charged a System Availability Fee based on the SAF meter size as listed below:
SAF Meter Size
(inches)
Water System Availability Fee
Sewer System Availability Fee
Total System Availability Fee
1” or smaller
$ 1,282
$ 3,173
$ 4,455
1”x1.25”
$ 2,047
$ 5,066
$ 7,113
1.5”
$ 5,491
$ 13,591
$ 19,082
2”
$ 11,125
$ 27,536
$ 38,661
3”
$ 32,500
$ 80,442
$ 112,942
4”
$ 83,388
$ 206,394
$ 289,782
6”
$ 229,246
$ 567,408
$ 796,654
8”
$ 229,246
$ 567,408
$ 796,654
8”x2”
$ 229,246
$ 567,408
$ 796,654
8”x4”x1”
$ 229,246
$ 567,408
$ 796,654
10”
$ 229,246
$ 567,408
$ 796,654
12”
$ 229,246
$ 567,408
$ 796,654
16”
$ 229,246
$ 567,408
$ 796,654
(c) The SAF meter size shall be computed for the peak water demand, excluding fire demand in accordance with D.C. Construction Codes Supplement, as amended, Chapter 3 (Water Meters) of this title, and DC Water Standard Details and Guideline Masters.
(d) The System Availability Fee shall be assessed for any new premises, building or structure that requires a metered water service connection to the District’s potable water and/or sanitary sewer systems.
(e) The System Availability Fee shall be assessed for renovation or redevelopment projects for any premises, building or structure that requires a metered water service connection to the District’s potable water and/or sanitary sewer systems.
(f) For a renovation or redevelopment project on a property that already had/has a DC Water meter(s) and account(s), DC Water shall determine the net System Availability Fee based on the difference between the property’s new System Availability Fee determined by the SAF meter size(s) and the System Availability Fee determined by the old meter size(s) for the meters(s) being removed from the system.
(g) If the net System Availability Fee is zero or less, no System Availability Fee shall be charged.
(h) If the net System Availability Fee is greater than zero, DC Water shall provide System Availability Fee credits for the removed capacity and assess the net System Availability Fee.
(i) Properties under renovation or redevelopment shall not receive a System Availability Fee credit for the DC Water account(s) that have been inactive for more than twenty-four (24) months prior to DC Water’s issuance of the Certificate of Approval.
(j) For DCRA Construction Permit applicants, payment of the System Availability Fee shall be a condition for DC Water’s issuance of the Certificate of Approval.
(k) DCRA Construction Permit applicants that submitted plans and specifications to DC Water prior to the effective date of these regulations, shall not be subject to the System Availability Fee provided:
(1) The DC Water Engineering Review fee(s) has been paid;
(2) The plans, specifications and other information conform to the requirements of the D.C. Construction Codes Supplement, as amended, and are sufficiently complete to allow DC Water to complete its Engineering Review without substantial changes or revisions; and
(3) DC Water issues the Certificate of Approval within one year after the effective date of these regulations.
(l) For federal facilities, payment of the System Availability Fee shall be a condition of DC Water’s issuance of the Certificate of Approval.
(m) After the effective date of these regulations to December 31, 2020, the property owner may request to pay the System Availability Fee in four equal installments, with the final payment due on or before one year after the execution date of a Payment Plan Agreement. Execution of a Payment Plan Agreement and payment of the first installment payment, shall be a condition of DC Water’s issuance of the Certificate of Approval.
(n) In the case that the DCRA Construction Permit is not issued or is revoked or the construction project is abandoned or discontinued, upon written request from the property owner, DC Water shall issue the property owner a refund of the System Availability Fee.