Houston Sewer Connection Permit Fee: Reading the 2026 Schedule

Houston’s citywide fee schedule lists a plumbing sewer connection line at $201.41 effective January 1, 2026. The city fee schedule is the numerical source; the Houston Permitting Center provides application context.

Use $201.41 as the permit component only when the project matches that sewer-connection line. It is not an installed sewer price. Excavation, pipe, restoration, inspections, engineering, and plumber labor can be separate. A contractor who says “permit included” should identify this exact line or another category.

Ask whether the connection runs from a private building sewer to the public main, whether work occupies a right-of-way, and whether another building permit or review applies. Keep the city fee and construction estimate separate.

Request the permit category in writing before signing the construction contract. A fee allowance without the category can hide a second review or right-of-way charge.

This Houston schedule was checked September 8, 2026; confirm the effective table before payment.

Before excavation, ask Houston whether the work needs a right-of-way permit, inspection, or additional plumbing category. Put the $201.41 line beside the permit number and identify pass-through charges separately when the estimate includes restoration or traffic control.

Use the city’s category as the comparison point when two plumbers quote “sewer permit.” Ask whether the line is a building-to-main connection or a repair on private property, and whether the address sits inside the city’s permitting jurisdiction. Request a permit number and an itemized estimate before approving excavation; a $201.41 allowance cannot establish that roadway review, inspection, or restoration is included.