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Town of Northlake, TX
Denton County
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(a) 
Water/sewer service fees.
Water Fees
Sewer Fees
Meter Size
Meter Type
Water Meter Deposit
Water Meter Tap Fee*
Water Meter Placement Fee
Sewer Tap Fee*
3/4" or less
Simple
$150.00
$2,500.00 w/box
$350.00
-
1"
Simple
$250.00
$2,500.00 w/box
$400.00
-
1-1/2"
Simple
$500.00
Actual cost w/box
$550.00
-
2"
Simple
$750.00
Actual cost w/vault
$750.00
-
2"
Compound
$750.00
Actual cost w/vault
$2,050.00
-
2"
Turbine
$750.00
Actual cost w/vault
$950.00
-
3"
Compound
$1,000.00
Actual cost w/vault
$2,500.00
-
3"
Turbine
$1,000.00
Actual cost w/vault
$1,200.00
-
4"
Compound
$1,250.00
Actual cost w/vault
$3,800.00
Actual cost
4"
Turbine
$1,250.00
Actual cost w/vault
$1,600.00
Actual cost
6"
Compound
$1,500.00
Actual cost w/vault
$5,300.00
Actual cost
6"
Turbine
$1,500.00
Actual cost w/vault
$3,700.00
Actual cost
*Charged only if not provided by property owner
Water Service Rates1
 
Residential
Builder
Multifamily2
Commercial
Irrigation
Meter Size
Minimum Service Charge
3/4" or smaller
$28.00
$28.00
$28.00
$56.00
$56.00
1"
$43.00
$43.00
$28.00
$85.00
$85.00
1-1/2"
$57.00
$57.00
$28.00
$115.00
$115.00
2"
$86.00
$86.00
$28.00
$172.00
$172.00
3"
$122.00
$122.00
$28.00
$244.00
$244.00
4"
$179.00
$179.00
$28.00
$360.00
$360.00
6"
$360.00
$360.00
$28.00
$718.00
$718.00
Volumetric Charges
Rate per 1,000 Gallons
0–5,000 gallons
$4.60
$4.60
$4.60
5,001–15,000 gallons
$5.80
$5.80
$5.80
15,001 + gallons
$8.10
$8.10
$8.10
0–15,000 gallons
$6.90
$6.90
15,001–30,000 gallons
$8.10
$8.10
30,000 + gallons
$9.30
$9.30
Wastewater Service Rates1
 
Residential3
Builder
Multifamily2
Commercial
Meter Size
Minimum Service Charge
3/4" or smaller
$46.00
$46.00
$46.00
$92.00
1"
$70.00
$70.00
$46.00
$140.00
1-1/2"
$94.00
$94.00
$46.00
$190.00
2"
$142.00
$142.00
$46.00
$283.00
3"
$201.00
$201.00
$46.00
$401.00
4"
$294.00
$294.00
$46.00
$591.00
6"
$591.00
$591.00
$46.00
$1,179.00
Volumetric Charges
Rate per 1,000 Gallons
All gallons
$7.30
$7.30
$7.30
$11.00
1 Outside city customers pay 1.5 above rates.
2 Multifamily dwellings served by one master meter will be billed a minimum water charge per unit equal to the 3/4" residential base rate and will also pay the minimum service charge for wastewater per unit. Residential volumetric charges will apply per unit as normally scheduled on master meter consumption for both water and wastewater services, except that winter averaging will not be applied to multifamily dwellings served by one master meter.
3 Monthly residential wastewater usage based on the average water consumption billed in the months of December, January, and February with the interim monthly residential usage set at 8,000 gallons per month until the actual average can be calculated.
(b) 
Miscellaneous fees.
(1) 
Fire hydrant meter charges (all other uses): $3,000.00 for deposit + $100.00 per month rental + in-town commercial usage rate.
(2) 
Failure to return fire hydrant meter for reading: $250.00.
(3) 
Water reconnect for nonpayment: $125.00.
(4) 
Water meter reread and buried meter visit fee: One reread annually at no cost, then $50.00 for each reread/visit thereafter. Fee waived if mistake determined.
(5) 
Late payment fee: 10% overdue balance per 15 days ($10.00 min.).
(6) 
Administrative processing fee: $10.00 per account to be charged when a customer fails to provide and fill out the applicable payment stub when paying by check on multiple utility accounts.
(7) 
Credit card fees: waived and paid for by the utility.
(8) 
Filling a pool during winter averaging: A residential customer may be entitled to a consumption adjustment in the determination of winter averaging and subject to the following:
(A) 
The customer must provide approved permit for the pool;
(B) 
The customer must provide plans showing the volume of the pool;
(C) 
Only one month’s billing may be considered for adjustment;
(D) 
The adjustment will not exceed the volume of the pool;
(E) 
The adjustment will remove the volume capacity of the pool from the consumption total of the month during the winter average period;
(F) 
The total adjustment cannot lessen the total monthly consumption than that of the prior monthly consumption;
(G) 
A resident may only receive one adjustment within a year period.
(9) 
Leak adjustment: A residential customer may be entitled to a billing adjustment upon providing proof of repairing a water leak in plumbing or water distributions lines on the customer side of the meter subject to the following:
(A) 
Only one month’s billing may be considered for adjustment;
(B) 
The water use for the month during which the leak was found to exist must exceed a seasonal average by at least 50 percent;
(C) 
The seasonal average may be established by using water use in months preceding or the corresponding three months of previous years, or any combination thereof;
(D) 
The customer must provide to the town proof the water leak has been repaired;
(E) 
The billing adjustment will charge the current rate for the seasonal average, and the wholesale rate for consumption above the seasonal average;
(F) 
A resident may only receive one leak adjustment within a one-year period.
(10) 
Lost meter fee: Replacement cost of meter.
(11) 
Damaged property fee: Replacement cost for damaged parts.
(Ordinance 17-0413G adopted 4/13/17; Ordinance 20-0716B adopted 7/16/20; Ordinance 22-0310A adopted 3/10/2022; Ordinance 22-1208C adopted 12/8/2022; Ordinance 23-0209D adopted 2/9/2023; Ordinance 23-1012E adopted 10/12/2023)
(a) 
Stage 1: 10% rate increase for commercial irrigation and residential water meters with readings greater than 45,000 gallons per month, per account.
(b) 
Stage 2: 20% rate increase for commercial irrigation and residential water meters with readings greater than 45,000 gallons per month, per account.
(c) 
Stage 3: 20% rate increase for commercial irrigation and residential water meters with readings greater than 30,000 gallons per month, per account.
(Ordinance 20-1112C, secs. 4–5, adopted 11/12/20)
Water and Sewer Impact Fee Schedule
North Service Area
Meter Size
Equivalency Factor
Sewer Impact Fee
Water Impact Fee
Total Cost Impact Fee
5/8"
0.67
$4,509.77
$2,792.56
$7,302.33
3/4"
1
$6,731.00
$4,168.00
$10,899.00
1"
1.67
$11,240.77
$6,960.56
$18,201.33
1.5"
3.33
$22,414.23
$13,879.44
$36,293.67
2"
5.33
$35,876.23
$22,215.44
$58,091.67
3"
10
$67,310.00
$41,680.00
$108,990.00
4"
20
$134,620.00
$83,360.00
$217,980.00
6"
45
$302,895.00
$187,560.00
$490,455.00
8"
60
$403,860.00
$250,080.00
$653,940.00
10"
80
$538,480.00
$333,440.00
$871,920.00
South Service Area
Meter Size
Equivalency Factor
Sewer Impact Fee
Water Impact Fee
Ft. Worth Impact Fee (1)
Total Cost Impact Fee
5/8"
0.67
$4,509.77
$13,958.78
$1,981.00
$20,449.55
3/4"
1
$6,731.00
$20,834.00
$2,972.00
$30,537.00
1"
1.67
$11,240.77
$34,792.78
$4,953.00
$50,986.55
1.5"
3.33
$22,414.23
$69,377.22
$9,905.00
$101,696.55
2"
5.33
$35,876.23
$111,045.22
$15,848.00
$162,769.45
3"
10
$67,310.00
$208,340.00
$43,087.00
$318,737.00
4"
20
$134,620.00
$416,680.00
$74,288.00
$625,588.00
6"
45
$302,895.00
$937,530.00
$158,480.00
$1,398,905.00
8"
60
$403,860.00
$1,250,040.00
$277,340.00
$1,931,240.00
10"
80
$538,480.00
$1,666,720.00
$416,010.00
$2,621,210.00
Note: (1) Subject to change as determined by the City of Fort Worth (above rates effective 1/1/2023).
(Ordinance 18-0412B adopted 4/12/18; Ordinance 23-0309B adopted 3/9/2023)