Authority
Prince William Water
Combined water and wastewater service authority for Prince William County, Virginia. Developer connection-side fees - Availability Fees per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU), meter and installation charges, plan review, and utility permit inspection - from the Board-adopted Developer Rates and Fees schedule.
Jurisdictions served
Prince William Water is the primary retail water and wastewater utility for the jurisdiction below.
Fee types administered
- Availability Fees (one-time system-development / capacity charge, paid at Certification, per ERU by meter size)
- Meter and meter installation charges (by meter size)
- Plan review fees (base charge plus per-linear-foot water and sewer)
- Utility permit and inspection fees (inspection, CCTV, as-built, per linear foot)
- Certification fees and Local Facility Charges (per ERU, by service area)
Fee schedule
Source: Prince William Water Developer Rates and Fees (Board-adopted schedule, document updated July 1, 2024). The values below are the connection-side development cost components; quarterly service charges and volumetric commodity rates are operating-bill components and are not reproduced here. All values verbatim from the verified primary source; see the Source block below for provenance and the SHA-256 hash. One ERU equals 10,000 gallons maximum monthly water usage; multi-family and apartment dwelling units are counted at 80% of one ERU each.
Availability Fees (per ERU, paid at Certification)
The current tier reflects amounts effective January 1, 2025; the prior January 1, 2024 tier is shown for reference. See the currency note below.
| Meter size (ERUs) | Water (current, eff. 1/1/2025) | Sewer (current, eff. 1/1/2025) | Prior (eff. 1/1/2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8 x 3/4" (1 ERU) | $5,000.00 | $12,200.00 | $4,800 / $11,700 |
| 1" (4 ERU) | $20,000.00 | $48,800.00 | $19,200 / $46,800 |
| 1 1/2" (7 ERU) | $35,000.00 | $85,400.00 | $33,600 / $81,900 |
| 2" and greater | Calculated individually on peak monthly usage (minimum 12 ERUs) | - | |
Meter and installation fees (effective 1/1/2024)
| Meter size | Sub-Meter | Service Meter Fee | Installation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8 x 3/4" | $480.00 | $275.00 | $50.00 |
| 1" | $1,920.00 | $350.00 | $100.00 |
| 1 1/2" | $3,360.00 | $675.00 | $150.00 |
| 2" | $5,760.00 | $675.00 | $150.00 |
| 3" and greater | $7,680.00 | Installation varies | |
Plan review, permit, and certification fees (effective 1/1/2024)
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Plan Review - per linear foot (water) | $0.65 |
| Plan Review - per linear foot (sewer) | $0.65 |
| Plan Review - base charge, new plan | $500.00 |
| Plan Review - base charge, plan revision | $150.00 |
| Utility Permit inspection - per LF water (min. 100 LF per service) | $3.50 |
| Utility Permit inspection - per LF sewer (min. 100 LF per service) | $5.45 |
| CCTV - per linear foot | $2.40 |
| CCTV - return trip | $600.00 |
| As-Built - per LF water / sewer | $1.20 / $1.80 |
| As-Built - minimum per project | $1,000.00 |
| Certification - application fee | $35.00 |
| Certification - final inspection (per service) | $50.00 |
| Re-Inspection / return trip (first / second / third+) | $100.00 / $200.00 / $300.00 |
| Local Facility Charge - Powells Creek Sewer (per ERU, CPI-adjusted annually) | $601.00 |
| Local Facility Charge - Little Bull Run Sewer (per ERU) | $880.00 |
Additional listed fees include a Minor and L.G.P. Review Fee of $50.00, an Other Inspection Fee of $50.00, and a Stabilization Waiver Fee of $490.00. The Availability Fee is a one-time capacity charge collected at Certification; the Service Connection and meter charges are collected as part of establishing service.
Source
Prince William Water (Prince William County Service Authority) - Developer Rates and Fees (document updated July 1, 2024) - Developer Rates and Fees (PDF, 6 pages) - accessed 2026-07-05 · urllib + pdfplumber
Source content hash (SHA-256): 1cba2e39d39df568da284472f745bd0bf0ff255d607fcb29b67459a35f30c687
Statutory / authority basis: schedule of Rates and Fees adopted by the Prince William County Service Authority Board of Directors; Local Facility Charges established by Board resolution per service area.
Capture note: princewilliamwater.org sits behind a Varnish edge cache that returns HTTP 403 to automated clients, and the block fluctuates over time. The fee schedule above was captured from the official Developer Rates and Fees PDF on the accessed date named above and verified by SHA-256 hash. A re-fetch attempt on 2026-09-12 (plain fetch and Stage 5 stealth browser) was blocked by the edge cache (HTTP 403), so the schedule could not be re-confirmed live this review. The URL above may not resolve for automated clients.
Last verified
Currency caveat Last captured and hash-verified 2026-07-05 from the Board-adopted Developer Rates and Fees document (updated July 1, 2024). Prince William Water's rate policy sets new rates effective January 1 each year, so the Availability Fee tier shown (effective January 1, 2025) may have been superseded by a January 1, 2026 revision that could not be confirmed against the live source this review. Confirm the current schedule directly with Prince William Water before relying on these amounts.
Fee schedules administered by Prince William Water change over time, and this authority publishes revised rates effective January 1 annually. ZoneFee captured the schedule from the source named above on the last-verified date; the live source could not be re-reached this review because of an edge-cache block. See the impact fees guide for how connection-side development charges work, and the Virginia hub for jurisdictions covered by ZoneFee. For binding fee amounts on a specific project, contact Prince William Water directly via the official website above.