I am considering purchase of a home that currently has a septic system, but the township is installing a public sewer line and at some point, owners will have to connect. I have been told that the cost elements would be:
(A). Project cost pro-ration; i.e.: project cost pro-rated among all properties that will benefit. at the present time the sewer authority cannot estimate the cost.
(B). Connection fee. Authority says for recent similar sewer projects, cost for each property was $10,000 - $12,000.
(C). Cost for lines from house to sewer main and costs to "de-commission" the septic system
Two question:
1.Has anyone any experience with this and does the above description of the cost structure sound correct?
2. Any guidance as to how to estimate expenses for elements (A) and (C)?
Many thanks in advance for attention and advice.

RichardBondMan

The connect fee is up to the Govt entity that is installing the system and who knows what the elected officials will set the fee. You may be able to estimate your plumber's chargees for connecting to the sewer from you home to where he will tie into the City/County system usually near the closest street. It just makes sense to me that if the plumber has to run only 50 feet of pipe to connect instead of say 250 feet, then it's less expensive. Other factors I am sure will weigh into cost a plumber will charge. My experience is limited to a similar situation where I was required to pay a $500. connect fee to the City, never did connect, then sold the home and disclosed that it was still on a septic tank system and not connected to the City system. That was in 1993.