The City of Westminster has long been a leader in the utilization of volumetric and flow rate-based tap fee structures. In Westminster there are two components of the connection fee:

• Water resources fee
• Water infrastructure fee

The Water Infrastructure Fee is set to recover an equitable portion of the value of the city’s infrastructure required to meet the demand of the new customer. Infrastructure tap fees are calculated based on fixture count and resulting meter size, which is the best determination of projected peak demand on the infrastructure system.

The Water Resources Fee is set to recover the value of the city’s water supplies developed to meet the demand of the new customer. Water resources are calculated in terms of Service Commitments (SC). One SC is equal to 140,000 gallons of annual use. Multiples of service commitments are purchased based on a projected volume of use.

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