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(a) The following definitions shall apply in this section:
ABNORMAL SEWAGE. Any sewage having a suspended solids or B.O.D. content which is, in the judgment of the director of the water department, significantly in excess of, or below, that found in normal sewage, but is otherwise acceptable into the city sanitary sewerage system.
B.O.D. (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure as specified in standard methods in five days at 20°C expressed as parts per million by weight (milligrams per liter).
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER CLASS. Shall consist of those customers which have three or more living units served by a single water meter, or which have one or more businesses served by a single water meter.
DIRECTOR. The director of the water department of the City of Fort Worth or his or her authorized representative.
INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMER CLASS. Shall consist of those customers whose sewage contains waste water from a product manufactured, processed or fabricated by the customer.
LIVING UNIT. A residential unit providing complete, independent, living facilities for one family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation.
MONITORED GROUP CLASS. Shall consist of those customers determined by the director of the water department to be producers of waste water that is, in his or her judgment, abnormal sewage.
NONRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER CLASS. Shall consist of the industrial customer class and the commercial customer class.
NORMAL SEWAGE. Sewage which when analyzed shows by weight a daily average of not more than 240 mg/l of suspended solids and not more than 210 mg/l of B.O.D., and which is otherwise acceptable into the city sanitary sewerage system.
RECLAIMED WATER. Highly treated effluent from Fort Worth’s wastewater treatment plant, supplied through the reclaimed water transmission and distribution system, which meets or exceeds the requirements for Type I reclaimed water uses, as set forth by Tex. Administrative Code Title 30, § 210.33.
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER CLASS. Shall consist of those customers which have no more than two living units served by a single water meter.
STANDARD METHODS. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Waterworks Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of, or in suspension in, water, sewage or other liquid and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
WHOLESALE CUSTOMER. A municipality, town, village or other governmental entity or private firm contracting with a governmental entity for the provision of water, reclaimed water and/or wastewater service.
(b) (1) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges to all residential and nonresidential customers for furnishing water to such customers located within the city. The residential monthly volume charge for water service shall be the charges to the residential class, as defined in this chapter, for furnishing water to residential water customers located within the city. The nonresidential monthly volume charge for water service shall be the charges to the nonresidential customer class, as defined in this chapter, for furnishing water to nonresidential water customers located within the city.
Retail Water Rates | |
Monthly Service Charge for Water | |
Meter Size (Inches) | Monthly Charge |
Retail Water Rates | |
Monthly Service Charge for Water | |
Meter Size (Inches) | Monthly Charge |
3/4 × 5/8 | $13.75 |
3/4 × 3/4 | $14.00 |
1 | $29.05 |
1-1/2 | $54.50 |
2 | $85.10 |
3 | $225.10 |
4 | $385.55 |
6 | $818.45 |
8 | $1,429.65 |
10 | $2,142.80 |
(2) The monthly volume charge for water service is as follows:
Residential Customer Class | |
Cubic Feet | Rate |
Residential Customer Class | |
Cubic Feet | Rate |
First 600 or less cubic feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet | $2.28 |
For the next 1,200 cubic feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet | $3.19 |
For the next 1,200 cubic feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet | $4.29 |
For all in excess of 3,000 cubic feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet | $5.37 |
Commercial Customer Class | |
All usage of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet | $2.74 |
Industrial Customer Class | |
All usage of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet | $2.74 |
Irrigation Meters | |
First 10,000 or less cubic feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet | $3.01 |
For all in excess of 10,000 cubic feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet | $4.03 |
Gas Well Drillers | |
All usage of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet per month | $5.85 |
(3) The service charges set out in the foregoing schedules are based upon the amount of water used as measured by meters.
(c) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges to all residential and nonresidential customers for furnishing sewerage service to such customers located within the city. The residential monthly volume charge for sewerage service shall be the charges to the residential class, as defined in this chapter, for furnishing sewerage service to residential sewer customers located within the city. The nonresidential monthly volume charge for sewerage service shall be the charges to the nonresidential customer class, as defined in this chapter, for furnishing sewerage service to nonresidential sewer customers located within the city.
(1) Monthly service charge for sewerage service only.
Meter Size (inches) | Monthly Charge |
Meter Size (inches) | Monthly Charge |
3/4 × 5/8 | $7.50 |
3/4 × 3/4 | $7.80 |
1 | $13.80 |
1-1/2 | $37.50 |
2 | $60.00 |
3 | $112.50 |
4 | $187.50 |
6 | $375.00 |
8 | $600.00 |
10 | $862.50 |
12 | $1,612.50 |
(2) a. A monthly volume charge shall also be charged to residential customers in the amount of $4.26 per 100 cubic feet of water used, and to nonresidential/non-monitored customers in the amount of $4.19 per 100 cubic feet of water used, or wastewater produced, as more specifically set forth hereinafter.
b. The monthly volume charges for residential class customers will be based on the individual customer’s average monthly water use during the preceding winter quarter months of December, January and February. The volumes used to compute these charges are based on the amount of water used by the residential class customer as measured by a meter. Where no preceding winter quarter average is available from records, the director shall estimate a volume to be used for this monthly volume charge.
c. The monthly charges to the nonresidential/non-monitored customers will be based on total water use as measured by appropriate meters, with the provision that if a customer can prove, to the satisfaction of the director, that a significant portion of the metered water usage does not enter the sanitary sewers, the customer will be charged for only that volume entering the sewers, as determined by a method approved by the director.
(d) (1) The director shall establish a monitored group class, consisting of those customers whose wastewater strength is, in his or her judgment, abnormally high or whose wastewater contains limited substances or materials, and charges to customers in this class shall be computed in accord with the following five-part rate schedule:
Monitored Group | |
Volume charge, per 100 cubic feet | $2.65 |
BOD strength charge, per pound of BOD | $0.2697 |
Suspended solids strength charge per pound of suspended solids | $0.1978 |
Dissolved solids strength charge, per pound of dissolved solids (applicable to gas well drillers) | $0.0420 |
Monitoring and pretreatment charge = Total actual cost | |
(2) The monitoring charge shall consist of all cost for personnel, material and equipment used to collect and analyze samples from the customer’s wastewater to determine the strength of the wastewater produced and, when appropriate, to inspect pretreatment facilities, to administer pretreatment permit systems and to enforce ordinance requirements. Pretreatment requirements primarily affect industries that are subject to 40 C.F.R. part 403, General Pretreatment Regulations.
(3) This schedule shall replace all other charges previously made for industrial waste strength.
(e) All customers connected to the sanitary sewerage system who have a source of water supply that is in addition to, or in lieu of, the city water supply must have a meter approved and tested by the department on that source of water supply and the volume charge as set forth hereinbefore shall be based on the sum of the volumes delivered by all sources of supply. Such method of volume determination will not be applicable if the customer installs a meter approved by the water department on the waste water produced by the customer before it enters the city sanitary sewer.
(f) Charges paid by municipal departments for water and sewerage services shall be paid for at the rates in effect.
(g) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges to all wholesale customers for furnishing water to such customers:
Rates for Wholesale Water Service | |
Volume ($/1,000 gallons)* | $0.8350 |
Maximum Day ($/MGD excess) | $100,828.00 |
Maximum Hour ($/MGD excess) | $27,923.00 |
Customer ($/Meter/Month) | $25.00 |
*plus raw water cost | |
Raw Water Service | |
All uses inside Tarrant Regional Water District per 1,000 gallons per month | $1.52615 |
All uses outside Tarrant Regional Water District per 1,000 gallons per month | $1.52615 |
(h) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges to all wholesale customers for furnishing wastewater services to such customers:
Rates for Wholesale Wastewater Service
| |
Volume ($/1,000 gallons) | $1.8275 |
BOD ($/pound) | $0.6136 |
TSS ($/pound) | $0.3223 |
Customer ($/month) | $75.00 |
(i) The standby charge per month, per 1,000 gallons is $0.8936.
(j) (1) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges to all wholesale customers for furnishing reclaimed water to such customers:
Rates for Wholesale Reclaimed Water Service | |
Volume ($/1,000 gallons) | |
October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2012 | $1.45 |
October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2014 | $1.50 |
(2) Starting October 1, 2014, the wholesale reclaim water service rates will increase by 5% annually until such time as the cumulative amount of the annual system deficits has been recovered.
(3) The customer shall be charged on a monthly basis the volume rate charge multiplied by a minimum 50% of the customer’s contracted average monthly amount (annual amount divided by 12 months) in order to establish a minimum cash flow to meet the operating and debt expenditures for the system.
(k) A permit/contract fee up to $5,000 will be assessed for a ground water remediation discharge permit. The term of the permit/contract shall not exceed two years. In addition to a volume charge based on current rates, a monthly service fee of $4.50 will be assessed.
(l) Rates.
Account Services | |
New Meter Set | $60 |
Standard Activation/Transfer | $20 |
Same Day Activation/Transfer | $25+ |
Same Day After Hours Activation/Transfer | $50+ |
Other Field Services | |
First meter test/investigation per 12-months | No Charge |
Additional test/investigation per 12-months* | $75 |
Investigation By Appointment | $100 |
Meter Replacement by Request | Actual Cost |
Replacement Installation by Request (< 2") | $60 |
Replacement Installation by Request (> 2") | Actual Cost |
Tampering/Theft | |
Tampering, damage, inactive/unauthorized consumption | $150 + estimated use + cost of damage |
Meter Removal | $60 |
Delinquency | |
Late Payment | 10% past due |
Disconnect/Lock/Shut off | $20 |
Broken Lock | $25 |
Standard Reactivation | $20 |
Same Day Reactivation | $25+ |
Same Day After Hours Reactivation | $50+ |
+ equals the standard charge plus the additional charge. | |
(1964 Code, § 37-25) (Ord. 5432, § 1, passed - -; Ord. 6325, § 2, passed 6-29-1970; Ord. 6888, § 1, passed 8-13-1973; Ord. 7380, § 1, passed 7-12-1976; Ord. 7586, § 1, passed 8-2-1977; Ord. 7981, § 1, passed 9-18-1979; Ord. 8158, § 1, passed 8-18-1980; Ord. 8264, § 1, passed 2-10-1981; Ord. 8387, § 1, passed 9-1-1981; Ord. 8618, § 1, passed 8-17-1982; Ord. 8619, §§ 1, 2, passed 8-17-1982; Ord. 8905, §§ 1, 2, passed 8-30-1983; Ord. 8906, § 1, passed 8-30- 1983; Ord. 9179, § 2, passed 8-28-1984; Ord. 9180, §§ 1, 2, passed 8-28-1984; Ord. 9432, §§ 1, 2, passed 7-23-1985; Ord. 9433, § 2, passed 7-23-1985; Ord. 9696, §§ 1—3, passed 8-19-1986; Ord. 10143, §§ 1—4, passed 7-26-1988; Ord. 10173, § 1, passed9-27-1988; Ord. 10373, §§ 1—6, passed 8-29-1989; Ord. 10672, §§ 1—3, passed 9-18-1990; Ord. 10196, §§ 1—3, passed 9-17-1991; Ord. 11172, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-22-1992; Ord. 11298, §§ 1—3, passed 4-20-1993; Ord. 11336, §§ 1—3, passed 6-15-1993; Ord. 11395, §§ 1—3, passed 9-14-1993; Ord. 11678, §§ 1—3, passed 9-20-1994; Ord. 11717, §§ 1—4, 8, passed 11-1-1994; Ord. 12113, §§ 1—3, passed 8-20-1995; Ord. 12114, §§ 1—3, passed 8-20-1995; Ord. 12669, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-10-1996; Ord. 12670, §§ 1—3, passed 9-10-1996; Ord. 13145, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-2-1997; Ord. 13146, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-2-1997; Ord. 13575, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-15-1998; Ord. 13576, §§ 1—3, passed 9-15-1998; Ord. 13944, §§ 1—3, passed 9-21-1999; Ord. 14347, § 1, passed 9-26-2000; Ord. 14348, §§ 1—3, passed 9-26-2000; Ord. 14349, § 1, passed 9-26-2000; Ord. 14762, §§ 1, 2, passed 8-28-2001; Ord. 14796, §§ 1—3, passed 10-2-2001; Ord. 15253, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-24-2002; Ord. 15254, §§ 1—3, passed 9-24-2002; Ord. 15693, §§ 1—3, passed 9-23-2003; Ord. 15694, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-23-2003; Ord. 16141, § 1, 2, eff. 10-1-2004; Ord. 16154, §§ 1—3, passed 10-5-2004; Ord. 16623, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-27-2005; Ord. 16624, §§ 1—3, passed 9-27-2005; Ord. 16932, § 1, passed 5-9-2006; Ord. 17208, § 1, passed 9-26-2006; Ord. 17801, §§ 1—3, passed 9-25-2007; Ord. 17798, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-25-2007; Ord. 18316-09-2008, § 1, passed 9-30-2008, eff. 1-1-2009; Ord. 18317-09-2008, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-30-2008; Ord. 18835-09-2009, §§ 2, 3, passed 9-22-2009, eff. 1-1-2010; Ord. 18836-09-2009, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-22-2009; Ord. 18990-01-2010, §§ 1—3, passed 1-12-2010, eff. 10-1-2010; Ord. 19376-09-2010, §§ 1—3, passed 9-28-2010; Ord. 19377-09-2010, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-28-2010; Ord. 19909-09-2011, §§ 1—3, passed 9-20-2011, eff. 10-1-2011; Ord. 19910-09-2011, §§ 1—3, passed 9-20-2011, eff. 1-1-2012; Ord. 20405-09-2012, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-18-2012, eff. 1-1-2013; Ord. 20407-09-2012, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-18-2012, eff. 10-1-2012; Ord. 20946-09-2013, §§ 1—3, passed 9-17-2013, eff. 1-1-2014; Ord. 20947-09-2013, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-17-2013, eff. 10-1-2013; Ord. 21448-09-2014, §§ 1—4, passed 9-9-2014, eff. 1-1-2015; Ord. 21449-09-2014, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-9-2014, eff. 10-1-2014; Ord. 21855-09-2015, §§ 1—3, passed 9-1-2015, eff. 1-1-2016; Ord. 21856-09-2015, §§ 1—3, passed 9-1-2015, eff. 10-1-2015; Ord. 22375-08-2016, §§ 1—3, passed 8-30-2016, eff. 10-1-2016; Ord. 22374-08-2016, §§ 1—3, passed 8-30-2016, eff. 1-1-2017; Ord. 22890-09-2017, §§ 1—3, passed 9-12-2017, eff. 10-1-2017; Ord. 22891-09-2017, §§ 1—3, passed 9-12-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; Ord. 23377-09-2018, §§ 1—3, passed 9-11-2018, eff. 10-1-2018; Ord. 23429-09-2018, §§ 1—2, passed 9-25-2018, eff. 10-1-2018; Ord. 23818-09-2019, §§ 1—4, passed 9-10-2019, eff. 1-1-2020; Ord. 23819- 09-2019, §§ 1—3, passed 9-10-2019, eff. 10-1-2019; Ord. 23990-12-2019, § 2, passed 12-17-2019, eff. 4- 1-2020; Ord. 24450-09-2020, §§ 1—3, passed 9-22-2020, eff. 10-1-2020; Ord. 24504-10-2020, § 1, passed 10-27-2020; Ord. 25035-09-2021, §§ 1—3, passed 9-14-2021, eff. 10-1-2021; Ord. 25692-09-2022, § 1—3, passed 9-13-2022, eff. 10-1-2022; Ord. 26450-09-2023, §§ 1—3, passed 9-19-2023, eff. 10-1-2023; Ord. 26451-09-2023, §§ 1, 3, 4, passed 9-19-2023, eff. 1-1-2024; Ord. 27105-08-2024, §§ 1—4, passed 8-27-2024, eff. 1-1-2025; Ord. 27213- 10-2024, §§ 1, 2, passed 10-15-2024, eff. 10-1-2024)
The following words, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENT (CFA). A contract between a developer and the city for the construction of community facilities, on a property in which the city has or will have an ownership or other legal interest, that the city requires to be constructed as a condition of plat or plan approval, or the issuance of a building permit.
LONG TAP. A service tap crossing beyond the centerline of the street to the opposite side of the street to the property to be served.
MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS. An agreement with the city's Water Department engineering staff which allows for the city to provide engineering design services and construction of water or wastewater infrastructure.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENT (CFA). A contract between a developer and the city for the construction of community facilities, on a property in which the city has or will have an ownership or other legal interest, that the city requires to be constructed as a condition of plat or plan approval, or the issuance of a building permit.
LONG TAP. A service tap crossing beyond the centerline of the street to the opposite side of the street to the property to be served.
MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS. An agreement with the city's Water Department engineering staff which allows for the city to provide engineering design services and construction of water or wastewater infrastructure.
SANITARY SEWER TAP. A connection to the public sanitary sewer located in a public street and the sanitary sewer service lateral line extended approximately three feet behind the curb line adjacent to the property served thereby; except in easements and alleys, where the sanitary sewer service lateral is extended as close as possible to the private property line as is deemed reasonable by the director.
SHORT TAP. A service tap located on the same side of the street as the water main that does not cross the centerline of the street.
STANDARD METER. A three-quarter-inch by five-eighths-inch meter.
TAP REMOVAL. The removal and/or abandonment of a water tap service line and meter and/or sewer tap by the city.
WATER TAP. The connection to the public water main and the water service line extended to a point approximately three feet behind the curb line adjacent to the property served thereby, to the point of the meter connection; except in easements and alleys where the water tap connection and water service line is extended as close as possible to the private property line as is deemed reasonable by the director.
(1964 Code, § 37-26) (Ord. 5432, § 2, passed - -; Ord. 5875, §§ 1—6, passed - -; Ord. 6325, § 3, passed 6-29-1970; Ord. 6685, § 2, passed 6-19-1972; Ord. 6888, § 2, passed 8-13-1973; Ord. 7094, §§ 1, 2, passed 11-11-1974; Ord. 7380, § 2, passed 7-12-1976; Ord. 7981, § 2, passed 9-18-1979; Ord. 8158, § 2, passed 8-18-1980; Ord. 8264, § 2, passed 2-10-1981; Ord. 8387, § 2, passed 9-1-1981; Ord. 8618, § 2, passed 8-17-1982; Ord. 8619, § 3, passed 8-17-1982; Ord. 8680, § 2, passed 11-16-1982; Ord. 8905, § 3, passed 8-30-1983; Ord. 8906, § 2, passed 8-30-1983; Ord. 9179, § 3, passed 8-28-1984; Ord. 9180, § 3, passed 8-28-1984; Ord. 9432, § 3, passed 7-23-1985; Ord. 9433, § 3, passed 7-23-1985; Ord. 9696, §§ 4—6, passed 8-19-1986; Ord. 9982, § 1, passed 10-13-1987; Ord. 10026, § 3, passed 12-18-1987; Ord. 10075, § 1, passed 3-15-1988; Ord. 10173, § 2, passed 9-27-1988; Ord. 10374, §§ 1, 2, passed 8-29-1989; Ord. 10678, § 1, passed 9-25-1990; Ord. 11717, § 9, passed 11-1-1994; Ord. 12076, § 1, passed 8-15-1995; Ord. 12669, §§ 1, 2, passed 9-10-1996; Ord. 12670, §§ 1—3, passed 9-10-1996; Ord. 24061-02-2020, § 1, passed 2-18-2020, eff. 4-1-2020)
(a) No fire line or fire protection system shall be connected to the public water main or supply without an approved meter or detector check device with a bypass, except for a closed sprinkler system having an approved automatic waterflow alarm system.
(b) The city shall install the necessary meters and service lines connecting the fire line/fire protection system to the public water main or supply to the detector check (on open systems) or to the curb line (on closed systems) such installation to be done at the sole expense of the customer.
(c) The city shall maintain the fire line from the main to the curb line on a closed fire system and from the main to the city side of the detector check device on an open fire systems, but city shall not maintain the detector check device. On combined domestic/fire line systems, the city shall maintain the line from the main to the customer side of the meter.
(d) Periodic inspection of fire lines may be conducted by the city.
(e) The director may, upon ten days prior written notice to the city fire marshal and customer, disconnect the fire line/fire protection system from the public water main or supply if:
(1) An unauthorized connection to the public water main or supply exists;
(2) Public water has been used from a fire line/fire protection system for a purpose other than extinguishing a fire or for testing the fire line/fire protection system;
(3) A fire line/fire protection system has been installed or used without a required meter;
(4) A waste of water occurs from a fire line/fire protection system through leaking pipes or fixtures and same is not repaired within ten days after receiving notice; or
(5) Failure to pay the requisite monthly charge for the fire line.
(f) Upon disconnection of the fire line/fire protection system, restoration of service shall not be made until the customer has remedied the cause for disconnection.
(g) (1) The monthly charges for connection to unmetered, automatic sprinklers, or other fire lines installed and used for fire protection shall be as follows:
Connection Size (Inches) | Monthly Charge |
4 and under | $16.95 |
6 | $25.50 |
8 | $33.95 |
10 | $56.40 |
12 | $105.10 |
(2) Charges for connection sizes larger than 12 inches shall be determined by the director.
(h) All fire line/fire protection system systems shall comply in all respects with the cross-connection control regulations.
(Ord. 12076, § 2, passed 8-15-1995)
(a) Only one standard meter shall be attached to and be served by a three-fourths-inch tap. No more than two standard meters or one one-inch meter shall be attached to and served by a one-inch or three standard meters or three one-inch meters shall be attached to and served by a one-and-one-half-inch tap. Not more than one two-inch, four one-inch or six standard meters shall be attached to and served by a two-inch tap.
(b) In instances where fire protection is not a factor and good engineering practices permit, and upon written authorization from the director, multiple small meter settings may be made at a single location instead of a three-inch or larger meter at such location, but such multiple small meter settings shall be made entirely at the customer’s cost. The customer’s cost shall include tap installation, meters, meter fittings, meter boxes, meter deposits and impact fees for each meter. The city shall retain ownership of all of such facilities and equipment.
(c) Customers using a separate water meter for one or more seasonal purposes (such as lawn watering, but not being limited thereto) shall in addition to any volume charges pay the minimum monthly charge prescribed for each meter size throughout the year.
(Ord. 12076, § 2, passed 8-15-1995)
A property owner may request that the water meter providing service to the owner’s property be reduced or enlarged in size. A charge shall be made by the city for each reduction or, in addition to any impact fee, enlargement of size of the water meter. The charge to be made for the reduction or enlargement, exclusive of any impact fee, shall be as follows:
Water Meter Reduction | |
Size Reduction (Inches) | Charge |
1 to 3/4 | $40 |
1-1/2 to 3/4 | $70 |
1-1/2 to 1 | $70 |
2 to 1-1/2 | $90 |
2 to 1 | $90 |
Water Meter Enlargement | |
Size Enlargement (Inches) | Charge |
3/4 to 1 | $40 |
3/4 to 1-1/2 | $70 |
1 to 1-1/2 | $70 |
1-1/2 to 2 | $90 |
1 to 2 | $90 |
(Ord. 12076, § 2, passed 8-15-1995)
(a) City installed tap. In the case where the city installs a two-inch or smaller water tap, a charge shall be made for each tap made to a water main. The charges shall be payable by the property owner prior to the tap being made and shall be as follows:
Water Tap Fees | ||||||
Pavement | 1-inch | 1.5-inch | 2-inch | |||
Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | |
Unpaved | $2,5000 | $3,000 | $2,700 | $3,200 | $2,900 | $3,300 |
Asphalt* | $3,000 | $3,200 | $3,200 | $3,400 | $3,400 | $3,700 |
Concrete | $3,000 | $3,700 | $3,200 | $4,300 | $3,400 | $4,600 |
*See also section (b) below for additional asphalt pavement repair fees.
(b) City installed tap within asphalt pavement. Any tap connection performed within an asphalt street constructed more than two years prior to the proposed tap connection will be assessed an additional charge associated with the age and pavement condition index (PCI) as adopted by the city council.
(c) Taps within new pavement. Proposed tap connections within concrete or asphalt pavement less than two years of age will not be performed by the city and will be required to be made under a Community Facilities Agreement (CFA) between the customer and the city.
(d) Other taps. Any tap connection larger than two inches, or involving unusual circumstances, shall be made through the Community Facilities Agreement process between the customer and the city or through the city's Miscellaneous Contracts.
(1) Community Facilities Agreement. The customer shall comply with the requirements of the CFA process and pavement repair in accordance with the city's Utility Construction Policy.
(2) Miscellaneous contract. At the discretion of the city, tap installations may be eligible to be performed through the city's Miscellaneous Contracts. Any installations requiring excavation in a newly paved street (within two years of age) are not eligible for the Miscellaneous Contract process. Construction within the city's Downtown Central Business District are not eligible for the Miscellaneous Contract process unless granted prior approval from the Water Department Director. The Miscellaneous Contract may be used for the following types of infrastructure:
a. Fire line taps;
b. Water service lines two-inches, or smaller; and
c. Water service taps greater than two-inches. Three-inches and greater will require a meter vault in accordance with standard details.
(e) New developments. Developers shall pay the full cost of all water service taps constructed by contract in new developments through a CFA.
(f) Pavement removal. In the case that installation of a water tap connection requires the removal of pavement, the city and/or pre-qualified contractor will abide by the city's Utility Construction Policy for all pavement cuts or excavations within the city right-of-way and easements. All construction must be in accordance with city standard construction specifications. All pre-planned utility construction within city right-of-way, including drainage or other applicable easements, requires a Street Use Permit for Utility Construction ("Permit") prior to construction.
(g) Other fee. The tap charges shall be in addition to the applicable fees provided for in the city plumbing code and in any other city codes, including, but not limited to, impact fees.
(h) Violations. Any service connection made in violation of the City Code may be removed at the property owner's expense.
(i) Ownership and maintenance.
(1) The water tap and service line installation shall be constructed at the expense of the property owner/customer. The city shall then be the owner of the tap and service line.
(2) The city shall maintain water service connections from the main to the meter.
(j) Tap removal. The permanent removal or abandonment of a water service line or meter may be performed under a Community Facilities Agreement (CFA), Miscellaneous Projects or the city and comply with city's Utility Construction Policy.
(1) The city shall not perform a removal of a tap within concrete or asphalt pavement less than two years of age and will be required to be made under a Community Facilities Agreement.
(2) If the tap removal request is through the city, a removal fee as shown below shall be due and payable to the city prior to the tap being removed. Any tap connection removed within an asphalt street constructed more than two years prior to the proposed tap connection will be assessed an additional charge associated with the age and pavement condition index (PCI) as adopted by the City Council in accordance with the city's Utility Construction Policy.
Water Tap Removal Fees | |
Pavement | Fee |
Unpaved | $1,400 |
Asphalt* | $1,400* |
Concrete | $2,800 |
* Additional asphalt pavement repair fees will apply.
(Ord. 12076, § 2, passed 8-15-1995; Ord. 17619, § 1, passed 6-19-2007, eff. 10-1-2007; Ord. 24061-02-2020, § 2, passed 2-18-2020, eff. 4-1-2020; Ord. 26452-09-2023, § 1, passed 9-19-2023, eff. 10-1-2023)
(a) City installed tap. The city may install sewer taps eight-inches, or smaller, with a depth not exceeding eight feet of cover. The property owner and or customer shall pay a charge as detailed below for any sanitary sewer tap installed by the city prior to the tap being made.
Sewer Tap Fees | ||||||
Pavement | 4" | 6"* | 8"* | |||
Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | |
Unpaved | $2,600 | $3,200 | $3,100 | $3,750 | $3,600 | $4,250 |
Asphalt** | $4,200 | $5,300 | $7,000 | $8,000 | $8,600 | $9,600 |
Concrete | $3,500 | $7,900 | $7,500 | $10,200 | $8,600 | $11,500 |
*See also Section (b) for additional costs associated with manholes.
** See also section (c) below for addition asphalt pavement repair fees.
(b) Manhole requirement. All sewer taps greater than four-inch require connection to an existing or installed manhole and shall be contracted and paid for by the customer. If a connection to an existing manhole cannot be made, an additional charge of $4,200 shall be payable by the property owner for the new manhole installation.
(c) City installed tap within asphalt pavement. Any tap connection performed within an asphalt street constructed more than two years prior to the proposed tap connection will be assessed an additional charge associated with the age and pavement condition index (PCI) as adopted by the city council in accordance with the city's Utility Construction Policy.
(d) Taps within new pavement. Proposed tap connections within concrete or asphalt pavement less than two years of age will not be performed by the city and will be required to be made under a CFA between the customer and the city.
(e) Other taps. Any sanitary sewer tap involving unusual conditions, connections to the city's deep sewer system, connections to mains exceeding eight feet of depth, or taps larger than eight inches shall be made through the Community Facilities Agreement process between the customer and city or through the city's Miscellaneous Contracts.
(1) Community Facilities Agreement. The customer shall comply with the requirements of the CFA process and pavement repair in accordance with the city's Utility Construction Policy.
(2) Miscellaneous contract. At the discretion of the city, tap installations may be eligible to be performed through the city's Miscellaneous Contracts. Any installations requiring excavation in a newly paved street (within two years of age) are not eligible for the Miscellaneous Contract process. Construction within the city's Downtown Central Business District are not eligible for the Miscellaneous Contract process unless granted prior approval from the Water Department Director. The Miscellaneous Contract may be used for any size of sewer tap where the depth of cover does not exceed 12 feet.
(f) New developments. Developers shall pay the full cost of all sewer service taps constructed by contract in new developments through a CFA.
(g) Pavement removal. In the case that installation of a sewer tap connection requires the removal of pavement, the city and/or pre-qualified contractor will abide to the city's Utility Construction Policy for all pavement cuts or excavations within the City of Fort Worth rights of way (ROW) and easements. All construction must be in accordance with city standard construction specifications. All pre-planned utility construction within city right-of-way, including drainage or other applicable easements, requires a Street Use Permit for Utility Construction ("Permit") prior to construction.
(h) Other fees. The tap charges shall be in addition to the applicable fees provided for in the city plumbing code and in any other city codes, including, but not limited to, impact fees.
(i) Grade verification. Prior to any construction of a building sewer lateral, the property owner shall verify in writing that the sewer lateral is capable of being installed to such a grade that will permit a sanitary sewer tap to be made by the city and that will meet all applicable city codes. Verification will be made by a drawing depicting the grade of the sanitary sewer lateral and the elevation of the sanitary sewer tap. In the absence of such verification, that portion of any building sewer to be constructed by the plumber or the person securing the permit shall not be constructed prior to the completion of the sanitary sewer tap by the water department forces.
(j) Violations. Any service connection made in violation of the City Code shall be removed at the property owner's expense.
(k) Ownership and maintenance.
(1) The sanitary sewer tap shall be constructed at the expense of the owner/customer. The city shall then own and maintain the sewer tap upon completion and acceptance.
(2) The city shall maintain wastewater service connections from the main to the property line.
(l) Tap removal. When a property owner requests permanent removal or abandonment of a sanitary sewer service line, then the tap removal shall be made through the Community Facilities Agreement process between the customer and city or through the city's Miscellaneous Contracts. The city shall not perform any sewer tap removal.
(1) Community Facilities Agreement. The customer shall comply with the requirements of the CFA process and pavement repair in accordance with the city's Utility Construction Policy.
(2) Miscellaneous Contract. At the discretion of the city, tap removal may be eligible to be performed through the city's Miscellaneous Contracts. Any installations requiring excavation in a newly paved street (within two years of age) are not eligible for the Miscellaneous Contract process. Construction within the city's Downtown Central Business District are not eligible for the Miscellaneous Contract process unless granted prior approval from the Water Department Director. The Miscellaneous Contract may be used for any sewer tap removal where the depth of cover does not exceed 12 feet.
(Ord. 12076, § 2, passed 8-15-1995; Ord. 17619, § 1, passed 6-19-2007, eff. 10-1-2007; Ord. 24061-02-2020, § 3, passed 2-18-2020, eff. 4-1-2020; Ord. 26452-09-2023, § 1, passed 9-19-2023, eff. 10-1-2023)
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