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Vallecitos WD water capital facility fee

Levied by Vallecitos Water District on new development in San Marcos. Authorized under the Gov. Code Sec. 66013 (capacity charge for water or sewer service). Collected other: due prior to final building inspection and/or utility release (a portion deferrable to building permit issuance); ordinance requires payment before commitment of service.

What one house pays

$10,345

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

Share of San Marcos's total
17%
Total one-time fees here
$62,082
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

Water capacity (capital facility) fee, 1 EDU = 500 GPD

“The Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) is established as 500 gallons per day (GPD).”

Vallecitos Water District Ordinance No. 226, adopted 2024-06-19, effective 2024-08-18 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Water and Wastewater Capital Facility Fees are one-time fees levied to recover the costs of facilities needed to provide utility service to new connections" and the fees "directly offset system expansion costs and repay debt issued to finance system expansions or improvements”

Capital Facility and Impact Fee Study, Updated Final Report, Atkins, April 4, 2012, Executive Summary p. 3 · source document ↗
Where it applies

New water connections in the Vallecitos WD service area; 3/4" meter = 1.0 EDU

“WATER CAPITAL FACILITY FEES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 METER CAPACITY / Meter Size EDU's GPM Max GPD VWD ** SDCWA MXU Total / 3/4" 1 35 500 10,345.00 $ 6,683.00 $ 181.00 $ 17,209.00 $ / ** This is the base fee only for each meter size. Water Capital facility fees are determined according to Ordinance No.226”

Vallecitos Water District, "Water and Wastewater Capital Facility Fees effective January 1, 2026" (WS Cap Fees January 12026.pdf) · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2024-06-19 (adopted); effective 2024-08-18

“ORDINANCE NO. 226 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT ADOPTING WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL FACILITY FEES" / "PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water District at a regular meeting held on this 19th day of June 2024" / "SECTION 13. Effective Date: August 18, 2024.”

Ordinance No. 226, adopted June 19, 2024, title block, signature block, Sec. 13 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 226

“ORDINANCE NO. 226 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT ADOPTING WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL FACILITY FEES" / "PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water District at a regular meeting held on this 19th day of June 2024" / "SECTION 13. Effective Date: August 18, 2024.”

Ordinance No. 226, adopted June 19, 2024, title block, signature block, Sec. 13 · source document ↗
When it is paid

“Water and Wastewater Capital Facility Fees shall become due, and payable pursuant to Resolution No. 1441 and prior to commitment by the District for service.”

Ordinance No. 226, June 19, 2024 · source document ↗
Who collects it

“VWD schedule column headers read "Meter | EDU's | GPM Max | GPD | VWD | SDCWA | MXU | Total", with the 3/4" row "3/4" | 1 | 35 | 500 | $10,345.00 | $6,683.00 | $181.00 | $17,209.00”

Water and Wastewater Capital Facility Fees, effective January 1, 2026 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“For the SDCWA component only: "Credit for Existing Meter If the Applicant wants to increase the size of a water meter serving the property, and if the member agency determines a larger size meter is appropriate, credit of capacity charge at the current rate for the existing meter will be applied, whether any capacity charge for the existing meter was in effect when it was obtained. However, no credit or refund shall be made if the credit for the existing meter exceeds the total capacity charge for the new meter(s).”

SDCWA Capacity Charge Form instructions, Rev 10/3/2016 · source document ↗
How it changes

Annual ENR CCI - Los Angeles adjustment each 1 January

“Commencing January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, the Charges... shall be automatically increased annually by the percentage change in the Engineering News Report Construction Cost Index - Los Angeles measured from the immediately preceding December and December of the prior year.”

Vallecitos Water District Ordinance No. 226, adopted 2024-06-19, effective 2024-08-18 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

Applies toBasisEffectiveAmount
3/4 inch meter, 1.0 EDUthis home per meter 1 Jan 2026 $10,345

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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