Overview of Litigation

A legal case was filed in 2013 that claimed a partial refund of impact fees paid to the Washington County Water Conservancy District between August 23, 2012 and December 31, 2017. The case was certified as a class action on behalf of those who paid residential impact fees by a 2022 court order. Those who paid commercial, industrial, and institutional development impact fees are not included in the class.

Attorneys who represent the class members (those who paid the impact fees) and attorneys for the WCWCD reached a proposed settlement agreement that has been approved by the court. The proposed settlement agreement may be found HERE. The court order granting final approval of the settlement may be found HERE. A partial refund will be issued for each of about 10,000 impact fee payments. The first of these refunds may be available as early as late July, 2026.

Notice to Potential Class Members

Notice of the details of the preliminarily-approved settlement was mailed on May 14, 2026. Notices were sent to those who previously received a notice of the litigation about three years ago unless the person receiving the previous notice has opted out of the case. In that event, no notice has been sent and no refund will be paid to that potential class member.

The text of the notice which was sent is found HERE.

Claim a Refund.

Refunds will generally be in the amount of $820 to $1050 per residence, depending on the year the fee was paid. The court-approved claim form is available upon request via email. There are blanks on this form that must be filled out correctly to qualify for the refund. To request a copy of the form filled out with your claim information, send an email, noting the CLAIM NUMBER shown on any written notice you received, to

info@impactfeeclassaction.com.

This is not a link – copy and past into the “to” blank on your own email form.

The claim number is beside the name of the addressee on any mail we sent.

Please note: We were directed by the Court to send notices to several potential claimants for each impact fee refund in 2023 and 2026, so all of those who received a notice will not be eligible to receive the refund. The person who wrote the check or had the payment deducted from their funds at a closing is the person who would receive the refund under most circumstances. We are open to discuss the options with anyone involved in the payment of any fee.

Contact us at info@impactfeeclassaction.com.