Plumbing in Waco
Waco's Inspection Services fee schedule for plumbing and lawn sprinklers charges $8 for each plumbing fixture, trap, grease and sand trap, hot water heater and gas-fired appliance. A house sewer, water or gas service (yard lines) is $20 per line per 100 feet, a boiler is $50, and a sump pump, grinder pump or lift station is $10. A contractor transfer fee or design change fee is $60, and renewing a permit costs 50% of the original or $60 minimum.
The schedule shows no effective date. As of January 1, 2026, the Adopted Codes page says, Waco is on the 2024 International Plumbing Code and the other 2024 International Codes, with exceptions and amendments in Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances. Contractors register with the office at no registration fee and apply through the Citizen Self Service Portal. Waco's 2025 Water Quality Report page says the city has removed all known lead service lines, and a searchable database of service line materials is online.
Calcium runs 44.9 to 45.7 and magnesium 4.23 to 4.25 mg/L in the Consumer Confidence Report, both listed as contributing to hardness, but there's no total hardness figure. EPA matched City Of Waco, PWSID TX1550008, to Waco from an operator address; 146,241 people are served system-wide. Not sure your job needs a permit? Inspection Services answers that at (254) 750-5612.
What plumbing costs near Waco
No plumber has sent us a quote from Waco, 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 Waco
Work that replaces or alters piping, a water heater swap or a sewer repair for example, generally needs a permit.
Plumbing jobs in Waco
Sources for Waco
- City of Waco Permit Fee Schedules Read Oct 23, 2026.
- City of Waco: Adopted Codes Read Oct 23, 2026.
- City of Waco: Residential Construction Permits Read Oct 23, 2026.
- City of Waco: Water Quality Report 2025 Read Oct 23, 2026.
- 2025 Consumer Confidence Report, City of Waco 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.