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do not have sprinkler systems retrofitted. I was blown away to read these numbers
From the Charleston Post and Courier:
A sprinkler system typically costs about $2 per square foot, about the same as carpet, industry officials say. But the Charleston Water System requires that business owners pay impact fees ranging from $28,800 to $56,900 for the most common pipeline connection sizes.
The utility also charges tap fees, which pay for the cost of a water meter and pipes from the system's pipeline network to a customer's plumbing. These tap fees range from $14,000 to $20,000 for common pipeline sizes.
The utility then charges a monthly fee, $227.50 a month for the most common connection size, even if no water is used. (That's on top of your normal water and sewer charges...just for putting water to the sprinklers)
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