What does a water tap cost in Nederland, TX?

Under City of Nederland Ordinance No. 2024-16 (passed August 26, 2024, effective October 1, 2024), water connection fees with no street excavation are $500 for a 3/4-inch tap inside the city ($675 outside), $600 for a 1-inch tap ($800 outside), $1,150 for a 1 1/2-inch tap ($1,400 outside), $1,450 for a 2-inch tap ($1,750 outside), and $2,500 for a 2-inch compound ($2,800 outside). Taps over 2 inches are at cost inside the city and cost x 1.5 outside. The fee covers tapping the line and installing the meter but not the meter deposit. Verify current amounts with the City of Nederland.

What does a sewer tap cost in Nederland, TX?

Ordinance No. 2024-16 sets sewer connection fees with no street excavation at $200 for a 4-inch tap up to 5 feet deep inside the city ($300 outside), $450 for a 4-inch tap from 5 to 10 feet deep ($550 outside), $300 and $550 for 6-inch taps, and $400 and $650 for 8-inch taps inside the city. Taps deeper than 10 feet are at actual cost. Where street excavation is required, an additional charge starting at $730 (asphalt) or $1,650 (concrete) for 5 feet or less applies. Verify current amounts with the City of Nederland.

Nederland, Texas - City Development Fees

City of Nederland | Jefferson County | Southeast Texas Golden Triangle | US-69 between Beaumont and Port Arthur

Nederland is a home-rule city in Jefferson County in the Southeast Texas Golden Triangle, on US-69 / US-287 between Beaumont and Port Arthur. The City owns and operates its water and sewer systems and sets tap and connection fees by utility-rate ordinance. The fees below are captured from Ordinance No. 2024-16, which the City links as its Utility Rate Ordinance; it was passed and approved August 26, 2024 and took effect October 1, 2024. Verify current amounts with the City of Nederland before relying on them.

Fee Summary

Fee Type	Status	Top-Line Figure	Effective / Source
Utility Tap / Connection Fees (water and sewer taps, street excavation)	Confirmed	3/4" water tap $500 inside city; 2" water tap $1,450; 4" sewer tap (to 5' deep) $200	Ord. No. 2024-16, effective 2024-10-01
Zoning and Plat Fees	Unavailable via official sources	No dated zoning or plat fee schedule published on the City domain	-
Impact Fees (TLGC Ch. 395)	Unavailable via official sources	No adopted impact fee schedule published by the City	-
Special District Fees (PID / MUD)	Not administered by the City	No developer-paid special-district fee found on the City domain	-
Proffers	Not applicable	Texas has no cash proffer regime; exactions run through TLGC Ch. 212 and Ch. 395	-

Utility Tap Fees

Source: City of Nederland Ordinance No. 2024-16, Section 5 "Water Connection/Taps and Sewer Connection/Taps" (passed and approved August 26, 2024; "This ordinance shall take effect October 1, 2024"; repeals Ordinance No. 2023-19). The City provides all materials, labor, and equipment to tap the existing water or sewer line and makes the final determination of tap location.

Water taps

Water Tap	Inside City (no street excavation)	Outside City (no street excavation)
3/4" Water Tap	$500	$675
1" Water Tap	$600	$800
1 1/2" Water Tap	$1,150	$1,400
2" Water Tap	$1,450	$1,750
2" Compound	$2,500	$2,800
Over 2" Water Tap	Cost	Cost x 1.5

In return for the water connection fee, the City taps the existing water line and installs a water meter. The fee does not include the meter deposit set in Section 6 of the ordinance.

Sewer taps

Sewer Tap	Inside City (no street excavation)	Outside City (no street excavation)
4" up to 5' deep	$200	$300
4" from 5' to 10' deep	$450	$550
6" up to 5' deep	$300	$400
6" from 5' to 10' deep	$550	$650
8" up to 5' deep	$400	$500
8" from 5' to 10' deep	$650	$750
More than 10' deep	Actual cost	Actual cost

New subdivision taps (installed by developer)

Tap Size	Inside City	Outside City
3/4" Water	$250	N/A
1" Water	$350	N/A
4" Sewer	$300	N/A

Additional cost for street excavations

Where street excavation is required, these amounts are assessed in addition to the tap fees above.

Excavation Length	Asphalt	Concrete
5' or less	$730	$1,650
10' or less	$1,000	$2,200
15' or less	$1,275	$2,400
20' or less	$1,525	$3,425
25' or less	$1,800	$3,650
30' or less	$2,075	$4,000
31' (printed as "31' or less")	Cost will be calculated	Cost will be calculated

Monthly water, sewer, and garbage rates and service deposits in the same ordinance are account and usage charges, not development fees, and are not covered here.

Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover

Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were either not published by this jurisdiction as a dated fee schedule, not administered by it, or do not apply. They are disclosed here rather than estimated, paraphrased from a non-official source, or omitted silently. These items remain under limited-coverage review until any remaining gaps are closed from official sources.

Zoning and plat fees

The City's Inspections pages link building-trade code ordinances, bond forms, and a storm water permit application, but no dated zoning, rezoning, variance, or plat fee schedule. The City's Recently Adopted Ordinances page lists no development fee ordinance, and the City's code of ordinances is hosted on a third-party code platform rather than published as a dated fee schedule on the City domain. Closed-search outcome: unavailable via official sources.

Impact fees

Ordinance No. 2024-16 and the City sitemap contain no impact fee schedule, and no adopted Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 impact fee ordinance was found on the City domain. Closed-search outcome: unavailable via official sources.

Special district fees

No public improvement district (PID), municipal utility district (MUD), or other developer-paid special-district fee appears in Ordinance No. 2024-16, the City sitemap, or the Recently Adopted Ordinances list. Closed-search outcome: not administered by this jurisdiction.

Proffers

Cash proffers are a Virginia statutory instrument under Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303.4 with no Texas counterpart. Texas exactions run through Local Government Code Chapter 212 (subdivision and development) and Chapter 395 (impact fees). Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.

Fee Authorities

Authority	Fee Types	Official Website
City of Nederland Utility Billing / Public Works	Water and sewer tap, connection, and street excavation fees	ci.nederland.tx.us

See the impact fees guide for how Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 works, and the Texas hub for other jurisdictions covered by ZoneFee. Nearby covered Southeast Texas jurisdictions include Beaumont.

Sources

Document	Agency	Accessed
Ordinance No. 2024-16 (utility rates and water and sewer connection fees), passed August 26, 2024, effective October 1, 2024 (9 pages) - SHA-256 846c4d76…	City of Nederland	2026-10-07

Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-10-07. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Nederland (Utility Billing / Public Works) before relying on this data for any financial decision.

This page reflects fee data sourced from City of Nederland Ordinance No. 2024-16, effective October 1, 2024. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change, and the City re-adopts its utility rate ordinance periodically. As noted above, the City publishes no dated zoning or plat fee schedule and no impact fee schedule on its own domain, no special-district fee is administered by the City, and Texas has no cash proffer regime. Verify all current rates directly with the City of Nederland before relying on this data for land acquisition, project budgeting, or any financial decision. This page is for research and due-diligence reference only - it is not legal or financial advice.