Listed below are the current Special Services Fees for 2026.
In the utility industry, it is customary to assess a range of fees for special services that are associated for the benefit of a particular customer. These fees are designed to recover costs associated with providing special services and help decrease pressure on system-wide rates, which otherwise subsidize special services provided to limited groups of customers.
Special Services Fees – Approved 2026 Fee Changes
| Conservation | ||||||
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| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Approved Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Irrigation System Inspection Compliance Annual Enforcement Fee | $160 | $164 | $4.00 | Sec. 34-134 | ||
| Irrigation System Inspection Compliance Volumetric Rate (per 1,000 gallons) | $0.8711 | $0.8948 | $0.02 | Sec. 34-134 | ||
| Customer Service – Related | ||||||
| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water and Sewer Service) | $100.00 | $100.00 | No Change | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water and Sewer Service) for Uplift Assistance Program customers | $50.00 | $50.00 | No Change | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water Service Only) | $60.00 | $60.00 | No Change | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water Service Only) for Uplift Assistance Program Customers | $30.00 | $30.00 | No Change | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||
| Residential Account Deposit (Sewer Service Only) | $40.00 | $40.00 | No Change | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||
| Residential Account Deposit (Sewer Service Only) for Uplift Assistance Program customers | $20.00 | $20.00 | No Change | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||
| General Class Account Deposit | (See General Class Deposits) | No Changes | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| Removal of Illegal Straight Connection | $134.00 | $137.00 | $3.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| 5/8″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $97.00 | $100.00 | $3.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||
| 3/4″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $118.00 | $121.00 | $3.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| 1 ” Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $149.00 | $153.00 | $4.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| 1.5″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $303.00 | $312.00 | $9.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| 2″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $463.00 | $475.00 | $12.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| Meter Locate – Multiple Trip Fee | $59.00 | $60.00 | $1.00 | Sec 34-3.08 | ||
| Dye Testing Fee | $90.00 | $93.00 | $3.00 | Sec. 34-237 | ||
| Same Day Turn-On Fee (non-Uplift Assistance Program customers) | $34.00 | $35.00 | $1.00 | Sec. 34-132 | ||
| Same Day Turn-On Fee for Uplift Assistance Program customers | $17.00 | $18.00 | $1.00 | Sec. 34-132 | ||
| CH2O Meter Tampering Fee | $58.00 | $59.00 | $1.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| CH2O Bench Meter Test Fee | $123.00 | $127.00 | $4.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| CH2O 5/8″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen meter) | $156.00 | $160.00 | $4.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| CH2O 3/4″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen meter) | $160.00 | $164.00 | $4.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| CH2O 1 ” Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | $213.00 | $219.00 | $6.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| CH2O 1.5″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | $492.00 | $505.00 | $13.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| CH2O 2″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | $625.00 | $642.00 | $17.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||
| Valve Tampering Fee | $77.00 | $79.00 | $2.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (a) | ||
| Lock Tampering Fee | $61.00 | $63.00 | $2.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (a) | ||
| Plug Tampering Fee | $74.00 | $76.00 | $2.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (a) | ||
| Meter Trip Fee (non-Uplift Assistance Program customers) | $12.00 | $12.00 | No Change | Sec. 34-130 | ||
| Meter Trip Fee for Uplift Assistance Program customers | $6.00 | $6.00 | No Change | Sec. 34-130 | ||
| Added Fee to Cap Service Line after Removal of Illegal Straight Connection | $457.00 | $470.00 | $13.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (c) | ||
| Bad Check Fee | $30.00 | $30.00 | No Change | Sec. 34-5.02 (f) | ||
| Penalty for Late Payment after 15 Days of Bill Mailing (No change) | 5.0% | 5.0% | No Change | Sec. 34-3.03 | ||
| Development Services | ||||||
| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Encroachment or Easement Release Application Processing Fee | $883.00 | $907.00 | $24.00 | Sec. 34-3.07 | ||
| Fire Flow Test Fee | $81.00 | $83.00 | $2.00 | Sec. 34-126 | ||
| Lift Station Maintenance Fee | $239,691.00 | $246,235.00 | $6,544.00 | Sec. 34-236 | ||
| Fire Hydrant Water Meter | ||||||
| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Metered Water Sales (per 1,000 gallons) | $3.381 | $3.381 | No Change | Sec. 34-131 | ||
| Water Supply Fee (per 1,000 gallons) | $3.541 | $3.541 | No Change | Sec 34-131 | ||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Daily Availability Charge | $6.00 | $7.00 | $1.00 | Sec 34-131 | ||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Deposit | $1,893.00 | $1,945.00 | $52.00 | Sec 34-131 | ||
| Monthly Penalty for Failure to Bring in Fire Hydrant Meter for Calibration/Inspection | $144.00 | $144.00 | No Change | Sec 34-131 | ||
| Monthly Penalty for Failure to Report Meter Reads Monthly | $518.31 | $518.31 | No Change | Sec 34-131 | ||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Irrigation Use Metered Irrigation OCL Water Sales (per 1,000 gallons) | $10.844 | $10.844 | No Change | Sec 34-131 | ||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Irrigation Use Water Supply Fee Rate (per 1,000 Gallons) | $8.77 | $8.77 | No Change | Sec 34-131 | ||
| Industrial Waste | ||||||
| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Categorical Industrial Waste Permit (five years) | $16,780.00 | $17,238.00 | $458.00 | Sec. 34-484 | ||
| Non-Categorical Industrial Waste Permit (five years) | $12,585.00 | $12,929.00 | $344.00 | Sec. 34-484 | ||
| SIU Sampling Fee | $614.00 | $630.00 | $16.00 | Sec. 34-484 | ||
| Non-SIU Sampling Fee (per month) | $14.00 | $14.00 | No Change | Sec. 34-484 | ||
| Liquid Waste Permit Fee (Annual) | $440.00 | $452.00 | $12.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||
| Liquid Waste Permit Vehicle Reinspection Fee | $247.00 | $253.00 | $6.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||
| Liquid Waste Manifest Book | $57.00 | $58.00 | $1.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Fee (per 1,000 Gallons) | $41.00 | $42.00 | $1.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||
| FOG Monthly Fee | $18.00 | $18.00 | No Change | Sec. 34-530 | ||
| Laboratory Test Fees (different fees per procedure) | (See Lab Fees) | (See Lab Fees) | Sec. 34-484 | |||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Holiday Disposal Fee per hour | $77.00 | $80.00 | $3.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Weekend Disposal Fee per hour | $46.00 | $48.00 | $2.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||
| Sewer Surcharge – Total Suspended Solids (Charge times TSS mg/l less 250 mg/l) | $3.24 | $3.33 | $0.09 | Sec. 34-226.3 | ||
| Sewer Surcharge – Biochemical Oxygen Demand (Charge times BOD mg/l less 250 mg/l) | $1.40 | $1.44 | $0.04 | Sec. 34-226.3 | ||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (1 to 3 Assemblies) | $85.00 | $87.00 | $2.00 | Sec. 34-1078 | ||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (4 to 9 Assemblies) | $117.00 | $120.00 | $3.00 | Sec. 34-1078 | ||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (> 9 Assemblies) | $179.00 | $184.00 | $5.00 | Sec. 34-1078 | ||
| Pipeline Damage Cost Recovery | ||||||
| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Dispatch Fee for Response to Damaged Mains (EOC, Claims, D&C) | $425.00 | $436.00 | $11.00 | Sec. 34-125.1 | ||
| Lost Water Rate (per 1,000 gallons; Highest Water Supply/Water Delivery Outside City Limits Rate) | $21.0380 | $21.0380 | No Change | Sec. 34-125.1 | ||
| Underground Storage Tank Regulation | ||||||
| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Underground Storage Tank (UST) Initial Site Registration Fee | $390.00 | $401.00 | $11.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||
| UST Annual Site Inspection Fee | $266.00 | $273.00 | $7.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||
| UST Follow-Up Site Inspection Fee | $213.00 | $219.00 | $6.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks 0-4,999 Gallons) | $931.00 | $956.00 | $25.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks 5,000 to 10,000 Gallons) | $1,153.00 | $1,184.00 | $31.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks Greater Than 10,000 Gallons) | $1,330.00 | $1,366.00 | $36.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||
| Private Fire Protection Service | ||||||
| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Inside City Limits (ICL) 4″ Meter and Below | $291.00 | $299.00 | $8.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| ICL 6″ Meter | $402.00 | $413.00 | $11.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| ICL 8″ Meter | $489.00 | $503.00 | $14.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| ICL 10″ Meter | $565.00 | $581.00 | $16.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| ICL 12″ Meter | $676.00 | $694.00 | $18.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| Outside City Limits (OCL) 4″ Meter and Below | $379.00 | $389.00 | $10.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| OCL 6″ Meter | $524.00 | $539.00 | $15.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| OCL 8″ Meter | $635.00 | $652.00 | $17.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| OCL 10″ Meter | $734.00 | $754.00 | $20.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| OCL 12″ Meter | $928.00 | $953.00 | $25.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||
| Resource Protection & Compliance | ||||||
| Fee Name | 2025 Fee Amounts | 2026 Fee Amounts | Difference | City Code Reference | ||
| Well Plugging Inspection Fee | $666.00 | $684.00 | $18.00 | Sec. 34-572 | ||
| Well Drilling Inspection Fee | $666.00 | $684.00 | $18.00 | Sec. 34-572 | ||
| Geothermal Heat Exchange System Permit | $666.00 | $684.00 | $18.00 | Sec. 34-572 | ||
Laboratory Fees
| Laboratory Test | 2025 Fees | 2026 Fees | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkalinity | $22.00 | $22.00 | No Change |
| Ammonia Direct | $25.00 | $26.00 | $1.00 |
| Ammonia Distillation | $50.00 | $52.00 | $2.00 |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand | $43.00 | $44.00 | $1.00 |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | $45.00 | $46.00 | $1.00 |
| Conductivity | $14.00 | $15.00 | $1.00 |
| Cyanide – Total (with Post Amending) | $58.00 | $59.00 | $1.00 |
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahle (TKN) | $48.00 | $50.00 | $2.00 |
| Phosphorus – Total | $32.00 | $33.00 | $1.00 |
| Total Dissolved Solids | $19.00 | $20.00 | $1.00 |
| Total Suspended Solids | $23.00 | $24.00 | $1.00 |
| Turbidity | $18.00 | $19.00 | $1.00 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds SDWA (Drinking Water) | $161.00 | $166.00 | $5.00 |
| Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons | $144.00 | $147.00 | $3.00 |
| Hardness | $23.00 | $24.00 | $1.00 |
| Hexavalent Chromium | $41.00 | $42.00 | $1.00 |
| Mercury | $43.00 | $44.00 | $1.00 |
| Metals | $20.00 | $21.00 | $1.00 |
| Total Coliform – Present/Absent | $26.00 | $27.00 | $1.00 |
| Escherichia Coli – Present/Absent | $27.00 | $28.00 | $1.00 |
| Fecal Coliform | $26.00 | $27.00 | $1.00 |
| Fecal Streptococcus | $36.00 | $37.00 | $1.00 |
| Escherichia Coli – Membrane Filtration | $26.00 | $27.00 | $1.00 |
| Fats, Oil and Grease | $79.00 | $81.00 | $2.00 |
| IC (Nitrite, Sulfate, Chloride, Nitrite/Nitrate Combined, Nitrate, Fluoride) | $22.00 | $23.00 | $1.00 |
| Organochlorine Pesticides | $244.00 | $251.00 | $7.00 |
| Organophosphorus Pesticides (8 compounds) | $279.00 | $287.00 | $8.00 |
| Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (70 – 110 compounds) | $538.00 | $553.00 | $15.00 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds – Waste Water (31 compounds) | $217.00 | $223.00 | $6.00 |
General Class Account Deposits
| METER SIZE | 2025 |
|---|---|
| 5/8″ | $100 |
| 3/4″ | $150 |
| 1″ | $250 |
| 1 1/2″ | $500 |
| 2″ | $800 |
| 3″ | $1,600 |
| 4″ | $2,500 |
| 6″ | $5,000 |
| 8″ | $8,000 |
| 10″ | $10,000 |
| 12″ | $14,000 |
Updated 1/02