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”

“Eastern Municipal Water District and the City of Perris entered into a Transfer Agreement for the transfer of ownership of the City of Perris Water and Sewer systems. As of the transfer date of October 15, 2024, the City of Perris shall transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Eastern Municipal Water District, and Eastern Municipal Water District shall accept and assume from the City of Perris all customer-related information owned by or otherwise controlled by the City of Perris and used in connection with the Utility Systems”

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.”

Eastern Municipal Water District, the agency that levies it

“The sponsor/developer must agree to pay the full adjusted amount of such charges prior to District's acceptance of the facilities and provision of service to the involved unit(s).”

“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.”

Not automatic: the name limits it to a developer who donated storage. Not deducted here.

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