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All such connections shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the authority, which may provide for a reasonable charge for making such a connection. A private water company which purchases water from a regional authority for sale or delivery to or within a municipality may impose a charge for connection to the water company’s system in the same manner, and subject to the same restrictions, as an authority may impose for connection to its water system, subject to the approval of the State Corporation Commission.B\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, those persons having a domestic supply or source of potable water shall not be required to discontinue the use of such water. However, persons not served by a water supply system, as defined in § 15.2-2149, producing potable water meeting the standards established by the Virginia Department of Health may be required to pay a connection fee, a front footage fee, and a monthly nonuser service charge, which charge shall not be more than that proportion of the minimum monthly user charge, imposed by the authority, as debt service bears to the total operating and debt service costs, or any combination of such fees and charges. In York County and James City County, the monthly nonuser fee may be as provided by general law or not more than 85 percent of the minimum monthly user charge imposed by the authority, whichever is greater.C\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, those persons having a private septic system or domestic sewage system meeting applicable standards established by the Virginia Department of Health shall not be required under this chapter to discontinue the use of such system. However, such persons may be required to pay a connection fee, a front footage fee, and a monthly nonuser service charge, which charge shall not be more than that proportion of the minimum monthly user charge, imposed by the authority, as debt service bears to the total operating and debt service costs, or any combination of such fees and charges.D\n\nPersons who have obtained exemption from or deferral of taxation pursuant to an ordinance authorized by § 58.1-3210 may be exempted or deferred by the authority from paying any charges and fees authorized by subsection C, to the same extent as the exemption from or deferral of taxation pursuant to such ordinance.E\n\nWater and sewer connection fees established by any authority shall be fair and reasonable. Such fees shall be reviewed by the authority periodically and shall be adjusted, if necessary, to assure that they continue to be fair and reasonable. Nothing herein shall affect existing contracts with bondholders which are in conflict with any of the foregoing provisions.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223508,"text":"Upon or after the acquisition or construction of any water system or sewer system under the provisions of this chapter, the owner, tenant, or occupant of each lot or parcel of land (i) which abuts a street or other public right of way which contains, or is adjacent to an easement containing, a water main or a water system, or a sanitary sewer which is a part of or which is or may be served by such sewer system and (ii) upon which a building has been constructed for residential, commercial or industrial use, shall, if so required by the rules and regulations or a resolution of the authority, with concurrence of the locality in which the land is located, connect the building with the water main or sanitary sewer, and shall cease to use any other source of water supply for domestic use or any other method for the disposal of sewage, sewage waste or other polluting matter. All such connections shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the authority, which may provide for a reasonable charge for making such a connection. A private water company which purchases water from a regional authority for sale or delivery to or within a municipality may impose a charge for connection to the water company’s system in the same manner, and subject to the same restrictions, as an authority may impose for connection to its water system, subject to the approval of the State Corporation Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":223509,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, those persons having a domestic supply or source of potable water shall not be required to discontinue the use of such water. However, persons not served by a water supply system, as defined in § 15.2-2149, producing potable water meeting the standards established by the Virginia Department of Health may be required to pay a connection fee, a front footage fee, and a monthly nonuser service charge, which charge shall not be more than that proportion of the minimum monthly user charge, imposed by the authority, as debt service bears to the total operating and debt service costs, or any combination of such fees and charges. In York County and James City County, the monthly nonuser fee may be as provided by general law or not more than 85 percent of the minimum monthly user charge imposed by the authority, whichever is greater.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":223510,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, those persons having a private septic system or domestic sewage system meeting applicable standards established by the Virginia Department of Health shall not be required under this chapter to discontinue the use of such system. However, such persons may be required to pay a connection fee, a front footage fee, and a monthly nonuser service charge, which charge shall not be more than that proportion of the minimum monthly user charge, imposed by the authority, as debt service bears to the total operating and debt service costs, or any combination of such fees and charges.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":223511,"text":"Persons who have obtained exemption from or deferral of taxation pursuant to an ordinance authorized by § 58.1-3210 may be exempted or deferred by the authority from paying any charges and fees authorized by subsection C, to the same extent as the exemption from or deferral of taxation pursuant to such ordinance.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":223512,"text":"Water and sewer connection fees established by any authority shall be fair and reasonable. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1970, chapter 617; in 1980, chapter 603; in 1982, chapters 562 and 567; in 1984, chapter 552; in 1987, chapter 75; in 1997, chapters 12<\/a> and 587<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 642<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77026,"section_number":"15.2-2149","catch_line":"Notice to county and State Board of Health required prior to construction","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2149\/"},{"id":61661,"section_number":"58.1-3210","catch_line":"Exemption or deferral of taxes on property of certain elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3210\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158617,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61144,"identifier":"15.2-5137","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/4\/15.2-5137","url":"\/15.2-5137\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5137\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/4\/15.2-5137","dublin_core":{"Title":"Water and sewer connections; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5137","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon or after the acquisition or construction of any water system<\/span> or sewer system<\/span> under the provisions of this chapter, the owner<\/span>, tenant, or occupant of each lot or parcel of land (i) which abuts a street or other public right of way which contains, or is adjacent to an easement containing, a water main or a water system<\/span>, or a sanitary sewer which is a part of or which is or may be served by such sewer system<\/span> and (ii) upon which a building has been constructed for residential, commercial or industrial use, shall, if so required by the rules and regulations or a resolution of the authority<\/span>, with concurrence of the locality<\/span> in which the land is located, connect the building with the water main or sanitary sewer, and shall cease to use any other source of water supply for domestic use or any other method for the disposal of sewage<\/span>, sewage<\/span> waste or other polluting matter. All such connections shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the authority<\/span>, which may provide for a reasonable charge for making such a connection. A private water company which purchases water from a regional authority<\/span> for sale or delivery to or within a municipality may impose a charge for connection to the water company’s system in the same manner, and subject to the same restrictions, as an authority<\/span> may impose for connection to its water system<\/span>, subject to the approval of the State Corporation Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, those persons having a domestic supply or source of potable water shall not be required to discontinue the use of such water. However, persons not served by a water supply system, as defined in § 15.2-2149<\/a>, producing potable water meeting the standards established by the Virginia Department of Health may be required to pay a connection fee, a front footage fee, and a monthly nonuser service charge, which charge shall not be more than that proportion of the minimum monthly user charge, imposed by the authority<\/span>, as debt service bears to the total operating and debt service costs, or any combination of such fees and charges. In York County<\/span> and James City<\/span> County<\/span>, the monthly nonuser fee may be as provided by general law<\/span> or not more than 85 percent of the minimum monthly user charge imposed by the authority<\/span>, whichever is greater. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, those persons having a private septic system or domestic sewage system<\/span> meeting applicable standards established by the Virginia Department of Health shall not be required under this chapter to discontinue the use of such system. However, such persons may be required to pay a connection fee, a front footage fee, and a monthly nonuser service charge, which charge shall not be more than that proportion of the minimum monthly user charge, imposed by the authority<\/span>, as debt service bears to the total operating and debt service costs, or any combination of such fees and charges. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Persons who have obtained exemption from or deferral of taxation pursuant to an ordinance<\/span> authorized by § 58.1-3210<\/a> may be exempted or deferred by the authority<\/span> from paying any charges and fees authorized by subsection C, to the same extent as the exemption from or deferral of taxation pursuant to such ordinance<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Water and sewer connection fees established by any authority<\/span> shall be fair and reasonable. Such fees shall be reviewed by the authority<\/span> periodically and shall be adjusted, if necessary, to assure that they continue to be fair and reasonable. Nothing herein shall affect existing contracts<\/span> with bondholders which are in conflict with any of the foregoing provisions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 15.2-5137)\n\nA. Upon or after the acquisition or construction of any water system or sewer\nsystem under the provisions of this chapter, the owner, tenant, or occupant of\neach lot or parcel of land (i) which abuts a street or other public right of way\nwhich contains, or is adjacent to an easement containing, a water main or a\nwater system, or a sanitary sewer which is a part of or which is or may be\nserved by such sewer system and (ii) upon which a building has been constructed\nfor residential, commercial or industrial use, shall, if so required by the\nrules and regulations or a resolution of the authority, with concurrence of the\nlocality in which the land is located, connect the building with the water main\nor sanitary sewer, and shall cease to use any other source of water supply for\ndomestic use or any other method for the disposal of sewage, sewage waste or\nother polluting matter. All such connections shall be made in accordance with\nrules and regulations adopted by the authority, which may provide for a\nreasonable charge for making such a connection. A private water company which\npurchases water from a regional authority for sale or delivery to or within a\nmunicipality may impose a charge for connection to the water company’s\nsystem in the same manner, and subject to the same restrictions, as an authority\nmay impose for connection to its water system, subject to the approval of the\nState Corporation Commission.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, those persons having a\ndomestic supply or source of potable water shall not be required to discontinue\nthe use of such water. However, persons not served by a water supply system, as\ndefined in § 15.2-2149, producing potable water meeting the standards\nestablished by the Virginia Department of Health may be required to pay a\nconnection fee, a front footage fee, and a monthly nonuser service charge, which\ncharge shall not be more than that proportion of the minimum monthly user\ncharge, imposed by the authority, as debt service bears to the total operating\nand debt service costs, or any combination of such fees and charges. In York\nCounty and James City County, the monthly nonuser fee may be as provided by\ngeneral law or not more than 85 percent of the minimum monthly user charge\nimposed by the authority, whichever is greater.\n\nC. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, those persons having a\nprivate septic system or domestic sewage system meeting applicable standards\nestablished by the Virginia Department of Health shall not be required under\nthis chapter to discontinue the use of such system. However, such persons may be\nrequired to pay a connection fee, a front footage fee, and a monthly nonuser\nservice charge, which charge shall not be more than that proportion of the\nminimum monthly user charge, imposed by the authority, as debt service bears to\nthe total operating and debt service costs, or any combination of such fees and\ncharges.\n\nD. Persons who have obtained exemption from or deferral of taxation pursuant to\nan ordinance authorized by § 58.1-3210 may be exempted or deferred by the\nauthority from paying any charges and fees authorized by subsection C, to the\nsame extent as the exemption from or deferral of taxation pursuant to such\nordinance.\n\nE. Water and sewer connection fees established by any authority shall be fair\nand reasonable. Such fees shall be reviewed by the authority periodically and\nshall be adjusted, if necessary, to assure that they continue to be fair and\nreasonable. Nothing herein shall affect existing contracts with bondholders\nwhich are in conflict with any of the foregoing provisions.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-764.23; 1950, p. 1326; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1261;\n1970, c. 617; 1980, c. 603; 1982, cc. 562, 567; 1984, c. 552; 1987, c. 75; 1997,\ncc. 12, 587; 2011, c. 642.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}