Working on your building or property

Building plumbing work may require a property line cleanout to be replaced or a new property line cleanout to be installed, and/or may require a device for wastewater backflow protection, or no District permit may be required.

A $425 fee will need to be paid when a property line cleanout is required to recover the cost of investigating your field conditions and ensuring your construction meets District requirements. Otherwise, a $250 processing fee will need to be paid when a District permit is required to recover the cost of reviewing your scope of work and your site District records.

When a new building lower sewer lateral needs to be constructed in the right-of-way, an $800 fee will need to be paid to recover the cost of ensuring your construction meets District requirements.

The District will also ensure your property buildings have the correct amount of buy-in capacity reserved for their wastewater discharge that must be accommodated in the District's piping transport system and for processing at the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. See the "New House" tab and the "ADU" tab for more information.

Depending on the nature of your renovation and the District's investigation; a property line cleanout may need to be replaced or a new property line cleanout installed, and/or a device for wastewater backflow protection may be required, or no District permit may be required.

A $425 fee will need to be paid when a property line cleanout is required to recover the cost of investigating your field conditions and ensuring your construction meets District requirements. Otherwise, a $250 processing fee will need to be paid when a District permit is required to recover the cost of reviewing your scope of work and your site District records.

The District will also ensure your property buildings have the correct amount of buy-in capacity reserved for their wastewater discharge that must be accommodated in the District's piping transport system and for processing at the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. See the "New House" tab and the "ADU" tab for more information.

The demolition of an existing residence will require temporarily disconnecting from the District sanitary sewer system and a $135 fee will be imposed to ensure the disconnection was properly made.

The new residence will require a new property line cleanout and may require a device for wastewater backflow protection; and $425 fee will be imposed ensure the property line cleanout meets District requirements.

In addition, the District's monthly Sewer Service and Use Charge (billed annually on your property tax bill) will be prorated based on the date your permit is issued, and can range from $55 to $700.

A new (or newly discovered) house wastewater discharge must be accommodated in the District's piping transport system and for processing at the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. The approximate buy-in capacity fees are:

In addition, the District's monthly Sewer Service and Use Charge (billed annually on your property tax bill) is prorated based on the date your permit is issued, and can range from $55 to $700.

A permit processing fee will vary depending if there is an existing building sewer lateral serving your property or if a new building sewer lateral needs to be constructed, and can range from $250 to $800 to recover the cost of investigating your field conditions and/or ensuring your construction meets District requirements.

A new (or newly discovered) accessory dwelling unit (ADU) wastewater discharge must be accommodated in the District's piping transport system and for processing at the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. The fees to buy-in capacity for these infrastructures is based on the number of drainage fixture units as defined in the California Plumbing Code, Chapter 7, "Sanitary Drainage," Section 702.0, "Fixture Unit Equivalents." The approximate capacity buy-in fees are:

An ADU built within an existing building (as designated by the local jurisdication) is not required to buy-in capacity for the District's piping transport system and for processing at the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility.

In addition, the District's monthly Sewer Service and Use Charge (billed annually on your property tax bill) is prorated based on the date your permit is issued, and can range from $35 to $400.

A permit processing fee will vary depending if there is an existing building sewer lateral serving your property or if a new building sewer lateral needs to be constructed, and can range from $250 to $800 to recover the cost of investigating your field conditions and/or ensuring your construction meets District requirements.

When you need to abandon your septic tank due to Santa Clara County Environmental Health Department requirements or you are proactively abandoning your septic tank, your building(s) wastewater discharge must be accommodated in the District's piping transport system and for processing at the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. The approximate fees to buy-in capacity for these infrastructures will depend on the number and type of buildings that will be discharging and whether a previous District sanitary sewer main extension project was constructed to solely serve your property.

The fees to buy-in capacity when a previous District sanitary sewer main extension project was constructed to solely serve your property depend on your pro rata share of actual construction cost identified in the District Engineer's Report and adjusted based on the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index. Otherwise, the approximate fees to buy-in capacity are identified in the "New House" tab and the "ADU" tab.

In addition, the District's monthly Sewer Service and Use Charge (billed annually on your property tax bill) is prorated based on the date your permit is issued, and can range from $55 to $700.

A permit processing fee will vary depending if there is an existing building sewer lateral serving your property or if a new building sewer lateral needs to be constructed, and can range from $250 to $800 to recover the cost of investigating your field conditions and/or ensuring your construction meets District requirements.