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EVMWD Water and Sewer Connection Fees

Levied by Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District on new development in Riverside County (unincorporated). Authorized under the Gov. Code Sec. 66013 (capacity charge for water or sewer service). Collected other: prior to connection to the District's water system (not at building permit; EVMWD is not the building department).

What one house pays

$20,941

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot — this fee varies by zone, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Riverside County (unincorporated)'s total
25%
Total one-time fees here
$83,961
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“Capacity fees ensure new development or existing users requiring increased system capacity pay their fair share of the costs associated with the facilities.”

EVMWD Capacity Fee Study, IB Consulting LLC, March 25, 2025 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“SEWER — "The table below identifies the Sewer Capacity Fees to be paid for each new Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) connected to the District's wastewater (sewage) collection and treatment system.”

Admin Code § 2408; the table's line items are "Treatment" and "Collection System", summing to "Total Capacity Fee per EDU-- Regional | 8,958 | 9,316" and "Total Capacity Fee per EDU – Horsethief | 13,896 | 14,452" for effective dates 7/1/2022 and 7/1/2023 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“SEWER geography — "There are four sewer service divisions within the District - the Regional, Canyon Lake, Southern Division (California Oaks) and Horsethief Canyon." (§ 2401, citation "(M-4757, R-23-11-01)") and "The fee varies by the wastewater system that serves the development." (§ 2408)”

When it was adopted

“§ 2308. Water Capacity Fees. (R-11-05-05, R-13-06-01, R-15-07-03, R-17-07-02, R-18-09-01, R-19-08-01, R-21-06-05, R-21-06-06, R-22-06-03, R-23-06-03)”

EVMWD Administrative Code Section 2300, Water Rates & Charges, § 2308 heading and resolution citation line · source document ↗
Who adopted it

“§ 2308. Water Capacity Fees. (R-11-05-05, R-13-06-01, R-15-07-03, R-17-07-02, R-18-09-01, R-19-08-01, R-21-06-05, R-21-06-06, R-22-06-03, R-23-06-03)”

EVMWD Administrative Code Section 2300, Water Rates & Charges, § 2308 heading and resolution citation line · source document ↗
When it is paid

“All applicable water and sewer capacity fees shall be paid prior to connection to the District's water system.”

EVMWD Administrative Code Section 3200, Rules & Regulations Governing Water Service, § 3203.I.1; section last revision 03/09/17 · source document ↗
Who collects it

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, the agency that levies it

“ELSINORE VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Sewer Connection Fees Effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027”

page 2 header; the schedule is issued and billed by EVMWD Engineering Services, engservices@evmwd.net · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“In cases where a meter exists, having been installed pursuant to these regulations and capacity fees paid therefor, and a second meter is installed off of the same lateral for the sole purpose of landscape irrigation, capacity fees shall not be required for the second meter installation, provided that no additional demand for capacity results from the second meter installation.”

§ 3203.J · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Capacity fees are non-transferable, once paid for; capacity shall remain with the property.”

§ 3203.I.2 · source document ↗
How it changes

“Documented by the sequence of the District's own schedules: "ELSINORE VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Sewer Connection Fees Effective January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026" (Single Family Regional 13,288.00 / Horsethief 19,250.00)”

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

Applies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Districtwide - water capacity is keyed to meter size only
3/4" meter per connection 1 Jan 2026 $26,505
Horsethief Area
this home per connection 1 Jul 2026 $20,941
Regional Area
per connection 1 Jul 2026 $14,703

2 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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