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Water Impact Fee (City of Placerville portion)

Levied by City of Placerville (City water Capital Improvement Charge) and El Dorado Irrigation District (Facility Capacity Charge component, adopted into the City's schedule by the City Council as a pass-through) on new development in Placerville. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: with the water connection charge, before the building/water permit is issued.

What one house pays

$6,867

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Placerville's total
10%
Total one-time fees here
$71,551
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“A capacity charge is a fee assessed to new development to ensure growth pays for growth (pursuant to Prop 218 & the Mitigation Fee Act). Ensures equitable recovery of capital costs incurred by the District to provide future customers with adequate capacity”

Att. B, "City of Placerville (City) & El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) – Facility Capacity Charges (FCCs)", Feb. 10, 2026, slide 3 "What Is A (Facility) Capacity Charge?" · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Distribution of the funds generated by the capital improvements shall be directed to the EID for regional water system capital improvements, and to the city for water system capital improvements.”

Placerville City Code § 7-3-21, "CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE" · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Within thirty (30) days after the close of each calendar quarter, the City shall submit a written report notifying the District of all new or enlarged water connections in the City's service area during the prior quarter.”

Second Amendment to Agreement Between El Dorado Irrigation District and City of Placerville for a Water Supply, effective June 10, 2024, ¶ 4(c) · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2016-05-24 (City CIC rates; effective 2016-07-25) — EID pass-through component most recently reset 2026-02-10

“The fees for City Water CIC and Sewer, found on page 2 of this document, were approved under Resolution 8414 on May 24, 2016 by the City of Placerville's City Council. These fees came into effect on July 25, 2016.”

City of Placerville Development Fees, joint fee schedule, updated 12/7/2023, p. 7 of 7, closing notes · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution No. 8414 (City water CIC) / Resolution No. 9499 (EID pass-through FCC component, 2026)

“The fees for City Water CIC and Sewer, found on page 2 of this document, were approved under Resolution 8414 on May 24, 2016 by the City of Placerville's City Council. These fees came into effect on July 25, 2016.”

City of Placerville Development Fees, joint fee schedule, updated 12/7/2023, p. 7 of 7, closing notes · source document ↗
When it is paid

other: with the water connection charge, before the building/water permit is issued

“In addition to the normal water connection charge, there shall be a capital improvement charge which shall be paid at the same time as the connection charge is paid.”

Placerville City Code § 7-3-21 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Placerville — collects both components

“The City also collects a Facility Capacity Charge (FCC) on behalf of El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) for new water connections.”

City Manager's Report, Item 11.1, Feb. 10, 2026, "Background" · source document ↗
How it changes

“CITY - EID 2026-2029 FCC: STEPPED INCREASES — Provides for a gradual stepped increase each of the next four years. Agreement is Effective through 2029, until re-negotiated, or a new FCC Study is undertaken." with table "2026 $23,362 13% 33.7% / 2027* $24,824 10% 27.3% / 2028* $27,009 9% 20.8% / 2029* $29,195 8% 14.5%”

Att. B, Feb. 10, 2026, slide 8 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
this home per connection 11 Apr 2026 $6,867

3 superseded rates on file for this fee and are not shown: they are kept so a figure quoted from an older schedule can still be traced.

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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