The record
“The sewer capacity charge is a fee assessed for all new or increased connections to cover a portion of the capital costs related to wastewater transmission, treatment, and disposal.”
“This charge helps to cover costs related to providing and maintaining excess capacity currently available within the Regional System.”
“Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, Sections 5.01 through 5.05 of M1W Ordinance No. 79-2, and as amended by M1W Ordinance No. 81-1, thereby is hereby established and levied upon all persons, firms, or corporations making connections to a community sewer system within the M1W, a sewer capacity charge.”
2021-11-29
“This Ordinance No. 2021-02 was passed and adopted by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the Board of Directors of Monterey One Water at a regular meeting of the Board held on November 29, 2021”
Ordinance No. 2021-02
“This Ordinance No. 2021-02 was passed and adopted by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the Board of Directors of Monterey One Water at a regular meeting of the Board held on November 29, 2021”
“The Amount Due shown above must be paid prior to being issued a building permit by your city or district.”
Monterey One Water, the agency that levies it
“The capacity charge described above is collected by Monterey One Water. Please check with the city in which you are looking to build or expand your usage to determine if additional capacity fees are assessed by your city, in addition to those assessed by M1W.”
“Buildings or occupied mobile home pads which were connected to the community sewer of entity being serviced by the M1W at the time said entity was annexed to the M1W shall be exempt from these sewer capacity charges to the extent of their existing use and EDUs at such time of annexation.”
“Credit for demolition will be given using the charge in effect at the time of payment. Only buildings demolished after July 1, 1977 will receive the credit. Users receiving credit for existing facilities are required to provide the Agency with a copy of the demolition permit or other confirmation from the city.”
Every published rate
Every rate below applies to single-family detached.
| Rate | Basis | Effective | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| this homeunverified | per DU | 1 Jul 2024 | $6,094 |
Monterey One Water, "Capacity (Impact) Fees for Development", linked by the Agency as "Capacity-Charge-Calculation-PDF"; section heading "Residential"; the column heading standing above 6,093.55 reads verbatim "Charge per Unit FY 24-25", the column to its left "Charge per Unit FY 23-24", the rightmost column "Billing Unit" · source document ↗
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