What are the costs associated with connecting to the City of Austins water and wastewater system?
Fees paid to the City include $58.60 each for inspection of water or wastewater taps and a tap fee of $159 to $188 for water meters. In addition, there is a $47 fee for inspection of the septic tank abandonment. (NOTE: These fees apply only to 2009, and may vary from year to year.) Typically, the City also collects a Capital Recovery Fee (CRF) of $400 to $1,000 (depending on meter size and location in the City) for new connections to its water and/or wastewater systems. However, as part of the Service Plan for this annexation, the City Council has waived the CRF for customers who connect to the system within two years after the date that service is made available. The property owner is responsible for decommissioning the old septic system, and for extending the new sewer line from the septic cleanout to the City of Austin service connection located at the right-of-way line (typically 10 ft. from the curb). A licensed plumber typically does these improvements. Homeowners who live on the
