Sacramento County Water Agency - Information For Developers

​Water Development Fees and Credits:

Sacramento County Water Agency has published their annual fee and credit revisions effective March 1, 2024​.  Read the ​​ Summary of Fee Changes​​, and for more detailed information, read the fee schedule revisions. To see our zones/boundaries, review our Zone Map.

Lo​cate Your Water Purveyor:

There are over twenty public and private water districts that provide water throughout Sacramento County. Sacramento County ​Water Agency is responsible for providing water supply service to the City of Elk Grove, City of Rancho Cordova, and areas of the unincorporated area of Sacramento County including Laguna-Vineyard area, Metro Air Park, Mather-Sunrise, Arden Park-Sierra Oaks, Hood, Northgate, and Southwest​ Tract. Find out if your next project resides in our service area by entering the address or parcel number into our online application.  

Water Supply Development Contact List :​​

All number are 916 area code

Building Permit Holds 

Corey Papais (916) 874-5361

Steve Martinez  (916) 874-3385

Imelda Tabbada (916) 874-4261

Construction Questions – Subdivisions

John Kern(916) 874-5159​​

Construction Questions - Transmission Mains

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Customer Service (All other inquiries)
David Morrow 916-874-3764

Improvement (Design) Standards

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Plan Check (by Plan Set) 

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Reimbursement Agreements

Dimitry Mezentsev​ 916-874-5275




Recycled Water

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Standard Construction Specifications 

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Submittal Review/Shop Drawing Review 
David Morrow​ 916-874-3764

Water Line Layouts

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Water Studies 

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Will Serve Letters

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Zone 40, 50, and Recycled Water Fees

John Kern (916) 874-5159

Zone 40 Budget
David Morrow​ 916-874-3764​