WATER SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE W-5
Sheet No. W-5-1
Effective 09-01-201901-01-2026
Supersedes Sheet No. W-5-1
dated 09-01-201905-01-2015
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
A. TERRITORY:
This Rate Schedule applies anywhere the City of Palo Alto provides Water Service.
B. CHARGES:
Customer must pay plan review and connection fees in full prior to scheduling any Utility construction work or inspections. The invoice will be mailed sent to the responsible party listed on the Service application. All Invoices are valid for 90 days from date of issuance. Once CPAU receives full payment, determines that all applicable Service requirements are met, and the Utilities Inspector determines that the project is ready for utility installation, CPAU Water, Gas, and Wastewater Utilities Operations (WGW Operations) staff will schedule the project for construction. Depending on material availability and scheduling constraints, Utility Services will be installed between 60 and 90 days.
While CPAU staff makes best efforts to install Services as planned, construction delays may occur as a result of unforeseen conditions. Contact WGW Operations for scheduling lead-time.
Regular CPAU work hours are 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding legal City holidays.
Any work the City deems necessary to be performed during non-regular work hours shall be charged at the overtime rate per Utility Rate Schedule Rate C-1. These conditions include but are not limited to performing work on arterial streets, in business districts, in front of major commercial establishments, and near schools.
1. PLAN REVIEW:
New single family residence or residential remodel ………………………………………… $635.00
New commercial building or remodeling permit valuation greater than $200,000 ...........… $3,369.004,653.00
New subdivision residential unit
……………………………………………………...$378.00526.00/unit
System extension of 8-inch high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Water main ............................................................................................................................................. $13.0019. 00/ft
2. DESIGN:
Water System Design ………………………………………………………………Utility Estimate
2.3. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EXTENSION:
City standard 8-inch main, Charge per linear foot
...............................................................................................................................................$252.003
83.00 WATER SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE W-5
Sheet No. W-5-2
Effective 09-01-201901-01-2026
Supersedes Sheet No. W-5-2
dated 09-01-201905-01-2015
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
3.4. SERVICE CONNECTIONS:
Water Service: Domestic, Irrigation, and Fire
Size Amount
1-inch copper connection ………………………………………………………………$10,773.00 2-inch copper connection ………………………………………………………………$11,965.00
2-inch connection
........................................................................................................................................... $7,671.001 2,236.00
4-inch connection
........................................................................................................................................... $9,932.001 5,030.00
6-inch connection
..........................................................................................................................................$11,274.001 7,.920.00
8-inch connection
..........................................................................................................................................$13,170.001 9,482.00
10-inch connection
..........................................................................................................................................$14,669.002 1,826.00
Replacement of Service connection made necessary because of ordinary wear and deterioration will be made without Charge. Replacement due to inadequacy because of additional demand or load will be charged as a new Service connection.
Additional Domestic or Irrigation Services
For Service installations connecting to a pre-existing Service or installations of a new, larger Service.
2-inch connection
............................................................................................................................................$3,523.005 ,626.00
4-inch connection
............................................................................................................................................$4,663.007 ,956.00
WATER SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE W-5
Sheet No. W-5-3
Effective 09-01-201901-01-2026
Supersedes Sheet No. W-5-3
dated 09-01-201905-01-2015
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
Combination Domestic or Irrigation Water Service and Fire Service
Combination Water Service connections require CPAU approval. If approved, connection Charges for both the fire Service and the domestic or irrigation Service connection will apply.
Master Water Service
Connections that serve domestic Water Service and fire protection through a detector Meter require CPAU approval. Applicable Charges for master Water Service connections will be based on CPAU’s estimate of the total costs, including materials, labor, metering, and all other costs required for the installation.
4.5. METERS:
5/8-inch x 3/4-inch Meter
...............................................................................................................................................$795.001 ,193.00
1- inch Meter
........................................................................................................................................$1,002.001 ,318.00
1 ½-inch Meter
............................................................................................................................................$1,593.002 ,509.00
2- inch Meter
........................................................................................................................................$1,945.002 ,726.00
3-inch Meter
…………………………………………………………………………………$4,478.00
4-inch Meter
............................................................................................................................................$6,561.007 ,259.00
6-inch Meter
............................................................................................................................................$9,324.009 ,805.00
Automatic Meter Reading - AMR Encoder Receiver Transmitter ............................................................................................................................................... $108.002
16.00 WATER SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE W-5
Sheet No. W-5-4
Effective 09-01-201901-01-2026
Supersedes Sheet No. W-5-4
dated 09-01-201905-01-2015
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
5.6. CAPACITY CHARGES:
Capacity Charges apply to new Utility Services and added demand on existing Services.
Domestic:
5/8-inch x 3/4-inch Meter ...................................................................................................$3,750.00 1- inch Meter .......................................................................................................................$6,250.00 1 ½-inch Meter .................................................................................................................$18,850.00 2- inch Meter .....................................................................................................................$31,250.00 4-inch Meter and larger ........................................................ By estimate at $125/fixture unit (FU)*
*These charges vary and are based on the total number of fixture units (FU) estimated for the water supply demand. Water supply fixture units are estimated per California Uniform Plumbing Code.
Fire Service Capacity Charges:
2-inch .....................................................................................................................................$750.00 4-inch ..................................................................................................................................$8,425.00 6-inch ................................................................................................................................$18,250.00 8-inch ................................................................................................................................$30,950.00 10-inch ..............................................................................................................................$48,110.00
If a Customer is upgrading the capacity of an existing Service, then the capacity Charge will be the difference between the new Service size and the existing Service size.
6.7. ADDITIONAL METERS:
With new connection, up to 2 -inch
............................................................................................................................................$1,381.001 ,823.00
With existing connection, up to 2-inch …………………………………………………….2,463 2 Meter Manifold on 2” PE or 1” CU service
...............................................................................................................................................$868.001 ,037.00
7.8. RELOCATION OF FACILITIES:
The costs of CPAU -approved relocation of Services, hydrants, or other facilities will be the responsibility of the Applicant. Payment of estimated cost is required before relocation work begins.
WATER SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE W-5
Sheet No. W-5-5
Effective 09-01-201901-01-2026
Supersedes Sheet No. W-5-5
dated 09-01-201905-01-2015
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
8.9. FIRE HYDRANT:
(A) Install new hydrant without lateral
...................................................................................................................................$3,542.005 ,135.00
(B) Install new hydrant with lateral
.................................................................................................................................$15,285.002 4,341.00
(C) Relocation behind curb (up to 5 feet)
...................................................................................................................................$8,585.001 3,518.00
Relocations more than 5 feet will require a new lateral and the existing lateral will be disconnected and abandoned at the main.
9.10. TAPPING THE WATER MAIN FOR CONTRACTOR-INSTALLED SERVICES:
(A) Tap Water main for 2-inch Service
...................................................................................................................................$1,929.002 ,435.00
(B) Tap Water main for 4-inch Service
...................................................................................................................................$2,539.003 ,137.00
(C) Tap Water main for 6-inch Service
...................................................................................................................................$3,852.005 ,170.00
(D) Tap Water main for 8-inch Service
...................................................................................................................................$5,244.006 ,959.00
10.11. ABANDONMENT:
(A) Small Service 2-inch and less
...................................................................................................................................$3,341.006 ,593.00
(B) Large Service more than 2-inch
...................................................................................................................................$4,439.008 ,991.00
11.12. WORK PERFORMED BY OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS:
Engineering and inspection service Charges per Utility Rate Schedule C -1 will apply to utility work performed by outside contractors, which may be done only with the prior written approval
WATER SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE W-5
Sheet No. W-5-6
Effective 09-01-201901-01-2026
Supersedes Sheet No. W-5-6
dated 09-01-201905-01-2015
CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES
Issued by the City Council
of the Utilities Department.
(A) Engineering and inspection for new 2-inch Service
...................................................................................................................................$1,923.002 ,631.00
(B) Engineering and inspection for new 2-inch Service connected to larger Service ...................................................................................................................................$1,282.001 ,754.00
(C) Engineering and inspection for new 4-inch to 8-inch Service ...................................................................................................................................$2,885.003 ,946.00
(D) Engineering and inspection for new hydrant and Service ...................................................................................................................................$2,885.003 ,946.00
(E) Engineering and inspection for abandonment of 2-inch and smaller Service ......................................................................................................................................$962.001 ,315.00
(F) Engineering and inspection for abandonment of 3-inch and larger Service ...................................................................................................................................$1,282.001 ,754.00
(G) Engineering and inspection for new 8-inch main (per linear foot) ........................................................................................................................................$32.004
4.00 C. NON-STANDARD CONDITIONS:
1. Any condition which, in the opinion of the Engineering Manager, Water -Gas-Wastewater, will result in a cost higher than the Charges set forth in Section B will be classified as non-standard.
The Charge for a non- standard installation will be based on the E ngineering Manager’s estimate of the total costs of all materials, labor, and other costs required to complete the installation.
2. If CPAU determines that insufficient capacity exists to provide Water Service to an Applicant, Applicant will be responsible for the CPAU’s costs to complete a hydraulic system capacity study to determine whether Distribution System upgrades will be required to serve the Applicant, as well the costs of completing the upgrades deemed necessary by CPAU.
D. SPECIAL NOTES:
1. All fees and minimum charges are subject to DGS California Construction Cost Index (CCCI) adjustments, to be applied annually effective on July 1.
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