The record
“Effective July 1, 2025, the District's water and wastewater capacity fees will increase by 5.6%, in accordance with the annual inflationary adjustment approved by the Board in June 2024. ... The updated fees ensure that new and expanding development continues to pay its proportional share of infrastructure costs, as authorized by Board Resolution No. 2024-08.”
“Connection Fee: That fee paid to the District for Water and Wastewater Capacity in the District's collection, treatment and disposal facilities. It may be referred to as "capacity fee" or "impact fee".”
“The Rainbow Municipal Water District serves a relatively rural group of customers. However there are some areas of the District that are served by a public sewer system.”
June 2024
“The updated fees ensure that new and expanding development continues to pay its proportional share of infrastructure costs, as authorized by Board Resolution No. 2024-08. A full schedule of the updated capacity fees is provided in Exhibit A.”
Resolution No. 2024-08
“The updated fees ensure that new and expanding development continues to pay its proportional share of infrastructure costs, as authorized by Board Resolution No. 2024-08. A full schedule of the updated capacity fees is provided in Exhibit A.”
“Applications for sewer connection shall be granted upon completion of an application as set for in Section 9.05.010 and payment of fees to the District based upon the sewer capacity estimated to be required to serve a parcel or parcels (also referred to herein as "connection fees").”
Rainbow Municipal Water District, the agency that levies it
“All fees and charges of the District shall be paid when due. Application for service to any property will be granted only if all connection fees, service charges, charges, delinquent bills, and penalties due and charged to or against said property by District are paid”
“Application for sewer connection shall be issued for a term of two (2) years. If no connection is made it shall expire and all rights of the application holder resulting from the issuance of such application shall terminate. The Project Administration Deposit and Water and Wastewater Capacity Fees paid on the application that have expired will be refunded minus administrative costs to the applicant listed on the sewer application.”
Every published rate
Every rate below applies to single-family detached.
| House size | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| 4,501-6,000 sf | per EDU | 1 Jul 2026 | $38,626 |
the line this rate was read from
"WATER & WASTEWATER CAPACITY FEES", Rates Effective 7/1/2026, p. 2, Sewer Capacity Fees table · source document ↗
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| 3,001-4,500 sf | per EDU | 1 Jul 2026 | $28,970 |
the line this rate was read from
"WATER & WASTEWATER CAPACITY FEES", Rates Effective 7/1/2026, p. 2, Sewer Capacity Fees table · source document ↗
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| 2,001-3,000 sf | per EDU | 1 Jul 2026 | $23,175 |
the line this rate was read from
"WATER & WASTEWATER CAPACITY FEES", Rates Effective 7/1/2026, p. 2, Sewer Capacity Fees table · source document ↗
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| 1,251-2,000 sfthis home | per EDU | 1 Jul 2026 | $19,314 |
"WATER & WASTEWATER CAPACITY FEES", Rates Effective 7/1/2026, p. 2, Sewer Capacity Fees table · source document ↗
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| <=1,250 sf | per EDU | 1 Jul 2026 | $15,451 |
the line this rate was read from
"WATER & WASTEWATER CAPACITY FEES", Rates Effective 7/1/2026, p. 2, Sewer Capacity Fees table, columns EDU | LAND USE FACTOR | LIVING AREA (SQ FT) | EXPANSION | UPGRADE | TREATMENT | TOTAL · source document ↗
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