Fee |
Amount |
Description |
| Water Service Origination Fee |
| Hollywood/Petersfield |
$15 |
Applied to new water accounts. Nonrefundable and nontransferable. Click here to view water service area. |
| All other customers |
$25 |
| Sewer Service Origination Fee |
| City of Charleston |
$15 |
Applied to new accounts. Nonrefundable and nontransferable. This fee varies by service area. Charleston Water System collects the fee on behalf of the North Charleston Sewer District and Town of Meggett, but is not the sewer service provider for these areras. Click here to view sewer service areas.
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| Outside City of Charleston |
$25 |
| North Charleston Sewer District |
$30 |
| City of Hanahan |
$20 |
| Dorchester County |
$25 |
| Town of Meggett |
$15 |
| Return visit charge |
$40 |
Applied if Charleston Water System must return to a customer's property to connect service after the initial visit. |
| After hours charge |
$40 |
Applied if Charleston Water System provides service after normal business hours of 8 - 5 M-F. |
| Nonpay processing fee |
$40 |
Fee applied for interruption of service due to nonpayment. |
| Return check charge |
$35 |
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| Bad debt processing fee |
$25 |
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| Temporary disconnection charge |
$10 |
A customer may choose to temporarily disconnect water service for up to six months. |
| No access to water meter |
| First offense |
$0 |
Fee charged for blocking access to water meter that prevents Charleston Water System from collecting a meter reading. |
| Second offense |
$50 |
| Third offense |
$100 |
| Unauthorized use fees |
| Water Service |
$50 |
Charged for using residential water service without paying. |
| Fire service |
$500 |
Charged for unauthorized use of water lines dedicated to fire protection. |
| Fire hydrant |
$500 |
Charged for unauthorized use of a fire hydrant. |
| Tap/Bypass |
$500 |
Applied for bypassing a water meter. |
| Sewer connection |
$500 |
Fee charged unauthorized use of the sewer system. |
| Crimping charge |
$500 |
Applied if Charleston Water System must terminate water service at the main. |
| Backflow administration fee |
$25 |
Fee for each backflow prevention device. |
| Grease trap origination fee |
$25 |
Fee charged to register all grease traps for commercial/industrial customers. Nonrefundable and nontransferable. |
| Grease trap inspection fee |
$25 |
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| Smoke testing fee |
$30 |
Applied for testing the sewer system by injecting smoke to identify breaches in or unauthorized connections to the sewer system. |
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