Utah Utility Connection Costs (2026): Tap Fees by City
For a new single-family home with a typical meter, the five Utah cities in our database charge anywhere from $3,080 to $26,961 in official one-time connection and impact fees, and the gap comes as much from what each city bundles into the number as from the fees themselves. Salt Lake City’s current schedule totals $3,080 for water, sewer, stormwater and inspections on a 3/4-inch meter, with no city electric charge; its proposed impact fees would raise that to about $12,130. Lehi totals $10,660.53 for water, pressurized irrigation, sewer and storm drain before power, or $13,680.10 with a 200-amp Lehi City Power connection. Provo’s water and sewer alone come to $12,587.36, rising to $15,577.36 with a Provo Power connection. Saratoga Springs reaches $20,818.36 in connection and impact fees before power – its own documents list no electric connection fee at all – and $28,940.32 once water rights are added. St. George is highest: $21,782 in city and Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) fees before power, and $26,961 with a 200-amp underground electric service. The WCWCD’s $17,266 regional water impact fee by itself is bigger than any other single Utah city’s entire water-and-sewer bill in our database.
Official fees in Utah
The table below lists every verified Utah fee row in our database, with city or district, service, meter size and a link to the source document. Utah cities split charges the way many other states do – a connection fee for the physical meter or lateral, and an impact fee for system capacity – but with two Utah-specific wrinkles. First, three of the five cities (Lehi, Saratoga Springs and St. George) bill separately for a pressurized irrigation or secondary water system on top of culinary water and sewer. Second, three cities (Lehi, Provo and St. George) run their own electric utility and add a power connection and impact fee to the total, while Salt Lake City and Saratoga Springs charge nothing for electric in the documents we read. Two cities, Lehi and Saratoga Springs, also pass through the same $5,793 regional Timpanogos sewer treatment impact fee.
| City | Provider | Water typical new home* | Sewer typical new home* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehi | Lehi City Power | $1,670.80 | $6,665.44 |
| Provo | Provo Power | $8,137.10 | $4,450.26 |
| Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities | $1,871 | $545 |
| Saratoga Springs | Timpanogos Special Service District (regional sewer treatment) | $2,883 | $7,282.55 |
| St. George | St. George Energy Services | $17,266 | — |
* Simplified sum of default official residential fees for a standard meter and one unit where applicable. Confirm your actual charges with the utility.
City comparison
Official one-time fees for one new single-family home, by city (sources: each city’s own tap-fee page, linked below; figures as checked in late September 2026).
| City | Water/sewer/irrigation total (before power) | Total with power | What’s different |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | $3,080 (3/4″ meter, current schedule) | No city electric fee | Proposed impact fees would raise the total to about $12,130 |
| Lehi | $10,660.53 (quarter-acre lot) | $13,680.10 (200 A Lehi City Power) | Includes a separate $567.04 + $1,409.50 pressurized irrigation charge and the $5,793 Timpanogos regional sewer fee |
| Provo | $12,587.36 (standard 0.15-0.3 acre lot) | $15,577.36 (200 A Provo Power) | No pressurized irrigation system; no separate sewer tap fee, only a sewer impact fee |
| Saratoga Springs | $20,818.36 (typical home, before water rights) | No city electric fee | $41,694-per-acre irrigation impact fee dominates; $28,940.32 once water rights are added |
| St. George | $21,782 (water stub already on lot) | $26,961 (200 A underground power) | Driven by the WCWCD’s $17,266 regional water impact fee |
How the rows are built, in each city’s own line items. Salt Lake City: $1,871 water connection fee + $545 sewer connection fee + $374 stormwater impact fee + $120 meter inspection + $170 sewer lateral inspection = $3,080. Lehi: $476.73 culinary water connection + $1,194.07 culinary water impact + $567.04 irrigation connection + $1,409.50 irrigation impact (quarter-acre minimum) + $872.44 city sewer impact + $5,793 Timpanogos regional sewer impact + $347.75 storm drain impact (quarter-acre minimum) = $10,660.53; adding $465.57 power connection + $2,554 power impact (200 A) gives $13,680.10. Provo: $7,622.10 water impact fee (Standard Lot) + $515.00 water connection fee (meter only) + $4,450.26 sewer impact fee (1.00 ERU) = $12,587.36; adding $1,240.00 Provo Power service connection fee + $1,750.00 power impact fee (200 A) gives $15,577.36. Saratoga Springs: $600.00 meter connection + $2,019.00 drinking water impact + $264.00 fire flow + $1,489.55 city sewer impact + $5,793.00 Timpanogos regional sewer impact + $10,006.56 pressurized irrigation impact (0.24 irrigable acre) + $646.25 storm drain impact (quarter acre) = $20,818.36; water rights of $5,482.20 (drinking water) + $2,639.76 (secondary water) bring the total to $28,940.32. St. George: $1,996 city culinary water impact + $223 water connection (stub already on lot) + $137 wastewater impact, local part + $1,379 wastewater impact, regional part + $781 drainage impact + $17,266 WCWCD regional water impact = $21,782; adding $370 power meter fee + $4,809 power impact fee (200 A) gives $26,961.
City pages with the full fee rows, worked examples and local caveats: Salt Lake City water and sewer connection fees, Lehi water, sewer and power connection and impact fees, Provo water, sewer and Provo Power fees, Saratoga Springs water, sewer and irrigation impact fees and St. George water, sewer and power connection and impact fees.
What decides your number
- Lot or parcel size. Several Utah impact fees scale with acreage rather than meter size. Lehi charges its irrigation impact fee at $5,638 per acre (quarter-acre minimum) and its storm drain impact fee at $1,391 per acre (quarter-acre minimum). Saratoga Springs charges $41,694 per irrigable acre for pressurized irrigation and $2,585 per gross acre for storm drain. Provo instead prices its water impact fee by lot-size tier: $7,622.10 on a Standard Lot (0.15-0.3 acre) versus $4,944.53 on a Small Lot (under 0.15 acre).
- Meter size. Every city we cover scales at least the water charge by meter size. In Lehi, a 3/4-inch culinary water connection is $476.73 versus $568.45 for 1 inch. In St. George, the 3/4-inch city water impact fee is $1,996 versus $4,311 for 1 inch.
- Regional sewer treatment. Lehi and Saratoga Springs both pass through the same $5,793 Timpanogos regional sewer impact fee on top of their own city sewer impact fee. St. George instead splits its wastewater impact fee into a $137 local part and a $1,379 regional part.
- WCWCD water rights (St. George). The Washington County Water Conservancy District’s regional water impact fee is $17,266 per standard residential connection, in effect since March 1, 2026 – by far the largest single line item on this page. It drops to $11,413 if the home is built to the district’s Ultra Water Efficiency Standards.
- Pressurized irrigation / secondary water (Lehi, Saratoga Springs). Both cities bill a separate irrigation lateral and impact fee alongside culinary water. Saratoga Springs’ rate, $41,694 per irrigable acre, is normally billed to the developer at plat recordation rather than to an individual home buyer.
- Who owns the power. Lehi City Power, Provo Power and St. George Energy Services each charge their own connection and impact fees – $2,554 (Lehi), $1,750 (Provo) and $4,809 (St. George) for a 200-amp service, respectively. Salt Lake City and Saratoga Springs have no municipal electric utility fee in the documents we read; power there comes from a different provider.
- Whether the lot already has a water stub. St. George’s water connection fee is $223 when the service is already stubbed to the lot and $1,207 when it is not, a $984 difference.
- Water rights. Saratoga Springs prices water rights in dollars: $5,482.20 for 0.30 acre-foot of drinking water rights and about $2,639.76 for secondary water rights on a typical lot, usually paid at plat recordation by the developer. Lehi requires water rights to be conveyed at annexation or subdivision but publishes no dollar fee-in-lieu.
Frequently asked questions
Which Utah city has the lowest tap fees?
Of the cities in our database, Salt Lake City is lowest today at $3,080 for water, sewer, stormwater and inspections on a 3/4-inch meter, with no city electric charge. Its proposed impact fees would raise that total to about $12,130.
Which Utah city has the highest tap fees?
St. George, at $21,782 before power and $26,961 with a 200-amp electric connection. Most of that is a single charge: the Washington County Water Conservancy District’s $17,266 regional water impact fee.
Do all Utah cities charge for pressurized irrigation separately?
No. Lehi and Saratoga Springs bill a separate pressurized irrigation (secondary water) connection and impact fee. Salt Lake City, Provo and St. George do not appear to have a separate irrigation charge in the documents we read.
Why do some Utah city totals not include power?
Salt Lake City and Saratoga Springs are not electric utilities, so their own fee documents list no power connection charge. Lehi, Provo and St. George each run a municipal power utility (Lehi City Power, Provo Power and St. George Energy Services) and add a separate power connection and impact fee.
Related pages
Other state hubs: North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Colorado and Arizona. Nearby: Las Vegas, NV and Boise, ID. Guides: tap fee vs. impact fee, sewer tap fee, cost to bring utilities to land, utility costs for new construction and tap fees by city.
Sources
- Salt Lake City Water and Sewer Connection Fees, and the Pending Increase, Utility Cost Guide, citing the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule (amended 06/16/2026). Checked Sep 24, 2026.
- Lehi City Water, Sewer and Power Connection and Impact Fees, Utility Cost Guide, citing the Lehi City FY 2027 Fee Schedule and Connection and Impact Fees sheet (updated 08/26/2026). Checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Provo City Water, Sewer and Provo Power Connection and Impact Fees, Utility Cost Guide, citing the Provo City Consolidated Fee Schedule current through Ordinance 2026-17. Checked Sep 25, 2026.
- St. George Water, Sewer and Power Connection and Impact Fees, Utility Cost Guide, citing the St. George City Impact Fees sheet (effective 4/21/21), the Adopted FY27 Master Fee Schedule and the WCWCD Impact Fees page. Checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Saratoga Springs, Utah Water, Sewer and Irrigation Impact Fees, Utility Cost Guide, citing the city’s Impact Fees and Water Costs for Residential Development summary (updated 03/02/2026) and Consolidated Fee Schedule. Checked Sep 25, 2026.