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Service Fees: Apache Shores & River Ridge
Application Administrative Fee: $50.00
Annexation Fee:
Single Unplatted Tract of Land or Platted Lot
$400.00 first acre or lot, plus $10.00 for each additional acre
Multiple Lots and/or Multiple Tracts (Lots/tracts must be contiguous to qualify for fee)
$400.00 for 1st lot, or 1st acre, plus
Incremental acreage over one acre per lot = $10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, plus
$25.00 for each additional lot/tract
Consultation by WCID No. 17 Staff: $60.00/Hr.
Consultation – Membrane Plant Assistance: $80.00/hour plus travel expenses
Convenience Payment Fee: **All ACH/Echeck transactions will be processed without a fee.** Credit/Debit Cards will have a transaction fee based on the type of card being used: MasterCard – 2%, Visa & Discover – 3%.
***No other brand cards will be accepted.***
*ACH Transactions are offered at no cost for your convenience.
Copies: $0.10 per page for readily available documents; for all other copies/media charges, see of the District Service Rules and Policies for the appropriate charge.
Development Fees: See Policy Manual, Section 2.3
Fines: Violation of District Policy – not to exceed $5000.00 (See separate list of fines)
Grinder Pump Fee: $5.00 per month
Hourly Charges: Office: $35.00/Hr. Field: $40.00/Hr.
(D) = Displacement Meter
(T) = Turbine Meter
Impact Fee/LUE Transfer Fee:
$100.00 for first LUE
$10.00 each additional LUE
Inspection Fees, Customer Service (CSI):
Residential, $75.00 per inspection
Commercial, $85.00 per inspection
Inspection Fees, Grinder Pumps:
Residential, $250.00
Commercial, $500.00
Additional Inspection, both classes $250.00 each
Inspection Fees, Infrastructure Construction:
Fee is assessed based on total water and wastewater improvements.
1st $500,000 2%
2nd $500,000 1.5%
Any amount over $1,000,000 1%
Inspection Fees, Plumbing:
Residential: $75.00 each inspection; Reinspection: $75.00 each inspection
Commercial: $85.00 each inspection; Reinspection: $85.00 each inspection
Irrigation, Residential: $75.00 each inspection; Irrigation Commercial: $85.00 each inspection
Pool, Residential: $75.00 each inspection; Pool, Commercial: $85.00 each inspection
Medical Gas: $180.00 each inspection; Reinspection: $180.00 each inspection
Late Fee: 10% of current unpaid balance on the monthly bill
Meter Calibrations: $85.00 (for customer-requested calibration if meter is within manufacturer’s specifications)
Apache Shores Monthly Rates
Applicable to Apache Shores Customers Only – these rates are charged on the monthly water bill in addition to the water charges:
* Debt Service Fee $4.88 / month
Capacity Buy-In Fee $8.66/ month**
* Out-of-District Fee $40.00 / month
** First-time service will not pay this monthly fee but will pay the current water impact fee and the two other monthly fees*
River Ridge Monthly Rates
Applicable to River Ridge Customers only – these rates are charged on the monthly water bill in addition to the water charges:
* Debt Service Fee $15.74 / month
Capacity Buy-In Fee $14.87/ month**
* Out-of-District Fee $40.00 / month
** First-time service will not pay this monthly fee but will pay the current water impact fee and the two other monthly fees*
Plan Review Fee:
Residential, Multifamily, and Commercial plan reviews are priced in accordance with the Service Extension Request Form (SER Form) found on the District website.
Commercial Tenant Finish-Out – $170
Plat Review – $100
Plumbing Permit Issue Fee:
Residential: $50 per permit – valid for one (1) year
Commercial: $100 per permit – valid for two (2) years
Irrigation Permits: valid for three (3) months
Pool Permits: valid for six (6) months
Plumbing Permit Extension Fees:
Residential: $25 / Commercial: $50
Raw / Reclaimed Water: $1.75 per 1,000 gallons, plus base fee of $20.00
Research Fee: $40.00 an hour, $5.00 minimum
Return Payment Fee: $25.00
After three (3) returned payments within one (1) year, the account will be placed on a cash basis for one (1) full year.
Service Connect Fee:
Re-establish / Re-connect service, meter is in-ground: $35.00
Additional, if after hours requested: $25.00
Tap exists:
5/8″ or 3/4″ meter to be installed: $275.00
Contact District Office for larger meter connection
Service Call: $30.00 (15-minute limit)
(Service calls exceeding 30 minutes will be charged $60.00/hr)
After Hours: $90.00/hr
Datalog: $40.00
Hydrostatic Test: $65.00
Pull Meter, customer requested: $35.00
Repairs: Labor will be charged per man hour, based on time of day service is provided, plus materials, equipment time, water loss, etc.
Equipment rates for repairs (if required):
Backhoe: $65.00 per hour
Camera Service: $75.00 – Test only
Camera Test and Lines pumped: $250.00 per hour
Crane Truck: $65.00 per hour
Dump Truck: $65.00 per hour
Hydro Jet Truck: $250.00 per hour
Pump Truck: $250.00 per load
Rocksaw: $65.00 per hour
Vacuum Truck: $250.00 per hour
Wastewater & Water Sampling Fee: $50.00 plus actual laboratory analysis cost
Subsequent User Fees:
Clara Van Force Main: $9,807/LUE Wastewater + $8,000/LUE – Lakeway MUD fee +$100.00 LUE for Administration through Lakeway MUD
Flintrock Defined Area: $5,390/LUE Water and $9,326/LUE Wastewater
McCormick Mtn. Service Area: $6,760 / LUE Water (Phase I & III)
Serene Hills (Majestic Hills) Waterline Construction: $9,300 per Water Connection
(Majestic Ridge Road, Raynham Drive, Travis Vista Drive, Serene Hills Drive)
Steiner Defined Area: $2,260/LUE – Water (applies only to Lakeside lots: Phase 1, Section 6)
Travis Vista/Marshall Ford: $9,395/LUE – Wastewater
Tap Fees (Installation of Service Line / Water Meter):
Tap fee is split between two services unless tap will only serve one meter.
Single Service with Road cut – $3,655.00
Single Service without Road cut – $1,300.00
Double Service with Road cut – $3,995.00* ($1,997.50 per side)
Double Service without Road cut – $1,860.00* ($930.00 per side)
*Fee is split between two services. **** Add $250.00 for TAP on 24″ main ****
Tax Rates: (per $100.00 valuation for 2023)
District-wide, O&M Tax = 0.0533
Steiner Ranch Defined Area = 0.1781*
Flintrock Ranch Estates Defined Area = 0.2580 *
Comanche Trail Defined Area = 0.0000*
Serene Hills Defined Area = 0.5513*
* Defined Areas must also pay the District-wide tax
District No.17 collects 8.25% sales tax on Solid Waste Service
TCEQ Regulatory Assessment Tax: 0.5 % of water and wastewater charges
Texas Department of Transportation/RR 620 Waterline Relocation Fee: $5.00/month/account (Effective Jan.1,’18)
Trash (Solid Waste) / Recycling Service: $22.00/ month + sales tax (both trash & recycle included)
Service contracted with Waste Connections.
Additional 96-gallon trash cart: $7.70/month
Additional 65-gallon recycling cart: $4.40/month
[Contact WCID No.17 for Commercial rates]
Residential Bulk Water: $5.00 per 1,000 gallons
Commercial Bulk Water Haulers: $250.00 per month plus meter charge and volumetric fee
(Base & Volume rates apply) Residential Wastewater Base rates are based on the average of the water usage for Dec, Jan & Feb. Customers with no usage history will be assigned an 8,000-gallon usage rate until a winter average has been established.
Water Conservation Credit: $5.00 to all customers using 3,000 gallons or less per month
Each customer will be charged a Base Rate as determined by the size of the meter and a Volume Rate as determined by the actual water used.
