JEA Water & Sewer Capacity Fees and Tap Charges, Jacksonville (2026)

JEA provides water, sewer and electric service in most of Jacksonville and Duval County. For a new single-family home with the standard 3/4-inch meter and no separate irrigation meter, on a lot whose water and sewer services are already in place, as in a new subdivision where the developer built them, JEA’s tariff charges add up to $8,279: $300 meter set fee + $1,170 water plant capacity fee + $1,695 line extension growth capacity charge + $5,114 sewer plant capacity fee (JEA Water and Sewer System Tariff, effective December 1, 2025). If the lot has no services and JEA has to tap both mains, add the $1,360 water tap fee and the $8,330 sewer tap charge, for $17,969. JEA’s design guidelines list only the meter set, capacity and growth fees for a lot using existing or builder-installed services. Quotes of just “water $1,170 + sewer $5,114” leave out the $1,695 line extension charge and the meter set fee.

Official Jacksonville fees in one table

JEA charges three kinds of one-time fee. Plant capacity fees are set by meter size as a minimum. JEA charges that minimum or a per-gallon rate on estimated average daily flow, whichever is greater: $4.68 per gallon for water and $25.57 for sewer. The line extension growth capacity charge is a second water charge by meter size. Tap and meter set fees pay for the installation itself. Where a meter size has two water capacity rows, the second applies when irrigation goes through a separate meter. The electric rows are marked for review because we could only read an archived copy of the electric tariff, captured June 14, 2026.

What a new Jacksonville house pays: worked example

Assumptions: one detached house, no fire line, fixture counts within the meter-size allowance. Case A is a lot whose water and sewer services already exist or were installed by the builder, the usual case for a subdivision lot. Case B is a lot with no services, where JEA must make both taps. Case C is a larger house that needs a 1-inch meter, with JEA making both taps.

One-time JEA charges for one house (source: JEA Water and Sewer System Tariff Document, sections 102, 103 and 105).

The arithmetic: A is $300 + $1,170 + $1,695 + $5,114 = $8,279. B is $1,360 + $300 + $1,170 + $1,695 + $5,114 + $8,330 = $17,969. C is $1,360 + $320 + $1,404 + $2,000 + $6,392.50 + $8,330 = $19,806.50. Sewer is the largest part in every case.

Other adjustments that can apply:

• Separate irrigation meter. With a separate irrigation meter, the 3/4-inch potable capacity fee falls from $1,170 to $936. The irrigation meter then carries its own $1,053 capacity fee and a $300 meter set fee. That adds $936 + $1,053 + $300 − $1,170 = $1,119 to case A, before any tap the irrigation service needs.
• Replacing a recently demolished house. If the site had active sewer service within the last 10 years and a sewer locate was done within 9 months, JEA lists a $2,894 sewer tap extension fee for extending the existing tap to the property line. A $491 charge applies to locate a sewer connection. Credit rules at other utilities are compared in tap fees on a teardown rebuild.
• Larger services. Services over 1-1/2 inches, or with more fixture units than the meter allows, pay by estimated flow: 100 gallons per day costs 100 × ($4.68 + $25.57) = $3,025 in plant capacity.

What is not included in Jacksonville fees

JEA’s tap and meter charges end at the meter and at the sewer connection. Everything on the private side is extra:

• Water service line from the meter to the house: $30 to $150 per foot, about $50 typical, installed including the trench (national estimate).
• Sewer lateral on private property: $50 to $250 per foot, about $100 typical, installed including the trench (national estimate).
• Trenching on its own: $4 to $15 per foot in normal soil (national estimate). It is already included in the two per-foot figures above.
• Plumbing permit: $100 to $1,300, about $300 typical (national estimate). The City of Jacksonville issues it, not JEA.
• City of Jacksonville mobility fee. This is a city transportation fee, not a JEA charge. It depends on the mobility zone and is paid before vertical construction permits. The city’s mobility fee FAQ gives no fixed single-family amount. It offers a calculator for estimates and certifies the amount only through a formal application, so we have not recorded one.

The ranges come from our national benchmark set. For long private runs, see sewer lateral cost and water service line cost. If the lot is on a well or septic today, see well vs. city water and septic vs. sewer. To add private work to the official fees:

Electric service from JEA

JEA’s electric connection charges are small. The electric tariff edition effective October 1, 2025 (archived June 14, 2026), whose service-charge sheet is dated April 1, 2023, lists $10 for each initial service connection. Temporary construction power costs a $75 minimum if metered, or $200 per service if non-metered (Duval County only). JEA builds line extensions at no cost when most of the extension runs on public right-of-way. Otherwise a residential customer can be charged the standard construction cost above 30 times the estimated annual non-fuel revenue. Developers pay the extra cost of underground lines over overhead ones. These rows stay marked for review until we can confirm the current edition. See cost to run power to a property for private-side costs.

How and when Jacksonville fees are paid

• Tap and meter set fees are collected when the application is made or when JEA receives the plumbing permit (tariff section 102).
• Capacity fees are submitted with the application for new service, when you are ready for service. If the meter site still fails JEA’s requirements more than 90 days after payment, JEA may cancel the application and refund the fees (section 105).
• Post-payment increases. Without an active service agreement, capacity increases that take effect after you pay can still be billed.
• Mobility fee goes to the Duval County Tax Collector before the city issues vertical construction permits, according to the city’s FAQ.

What could change in Jacksonville

The tap and meter set schedule sits on tariff pages dated December 1, 2025. The capacity rates ($4.68 and $25.57 per gallon) have not changed since April 1, 2023, and the line extension schedule is labeled “January 1, 2006 – current.” In July 2026, local press reported that the JEA board approved higher monthly electric and water rates effective October 1, 2026. The report did not describe capacity or tap fee changes. jea.com did not load for us on September 24, 2026, so we read an archived copy of JEA’s tariff PDF captured March 4, 2026. Confirm the tariff in force on your application date.

Jacksonville tap fee FAQ

Where to go next from Jacksonville

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Official documents behind the Jacksonville figures

• Water and Sewer System Tariff Document (effective December 1, 2025), JEA. Read from the Internet Archive copy captured March 4, 2026, because jea.com did not resolve. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• JEA Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Design Guidelines (updated June 27, 2025), JEA. Read from the Internet Archive copy captured December 31, 2025. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• Electric Tariff Documentation, Volume 2 (edition effective October 1, 2025), JEA. Read from the Internet Archive copy captured June 14, 2026. Not confirmed against the edition in force after October 1, 2026. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• Concurrency and Mobility Management System Office FAQs, City of Jacksonville. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• National cost estimates: Utility Cost Guide benchmark methodology.