Plumbing in El Paso
El Paso's FY 2026 Schedule C lists a $110 building/plumbing fee plus the applicable technology fee, and an irrigation base fee of $110 plus the technology fee. Fixtures are priced one by one: $16.95 each for a bathtub, shower, lavatory or kitchen sink, and $11.55 for back-up gas water heaters. A proposed schedule for the next fiscal year may change those amounts, so don't rely on them without confirming the current one with the One Stop Shop.
The state's plumbing board, TSBPE, sets the 2018 UPC and IPC as a floor that cities may amend for local concerns, and El Paso's Currently Adopted Codes and Amendments document goes further, naming the 2021 International Plumbing Code along with the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code. According to El Paso Water's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report, no lead service lines have been identified in its system. More than 100,000 service meters have been assessed and 192 galvanized-requiring-replacement lines found, and you can look up a meter address on the Service Line Map at epwater.org.
El Paso Water Utilities, PWSID TX0710002, comes up in EPA's records for the city through an operator address, an address link rather than a service map, at 747,168 people system-wide. Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 show El Paso's median year built as 1984. The One Stop Shop sits at 811 Texas Ave., (915) 212-0104, with lobby hours effective Oct 30 2023 of 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays.
What plumbing costs near El Paso
No plumber has sent us a quote from El Paso, so this page carries no city price. The Texas page lists the estimates next to what plumbers are paid ($29.22 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price), and the permit fee is set by your city. How we estimate costs.
Permits for plumbing work in El Paso
Work that replaces or alters piping, a water heater swap or a sewer repair for example, generally needs a permit.
Plumbing jobs in El Paso
Sources for El Paso
- FY 2026 Schedule C Departmental Fee List, City of El Paso Read Oct 23, 2026. Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- City of El Paso: Adopted Codes and Amendments (PDF) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- TSBPE Administrative Rules (Texas Administrative Code Title 22 Part 17), updated March 2026 Read Oct 23, 2026.
- El Paso Water 2025 Water Quality Report (CCR) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- EPA SDWIS water system inventory (Envirofacts WATER_SYSTEM, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA) Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- City of El Paso: Planning & Inspections Read Oct 23, 2026.