Broward County Water and Wastewater Services (WWS)
Broward County Water and Wastewater Services retail service areas, including portions of the Broward Municipal Services District and incorporated communities served by the County system
Population reference
WWS provides safe drinking water to about 59,000 retail customers and regional wastewater treatment for more than 600,000 residents; FY2024 reporting lists 58,197 water and/or sewer retail customers and approximately 681,000 regional wastewater customers.
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Monthly. The County's current new-service application states that accounts are billed monthly, and the bill guide identifies a monthly service period and six-month usage graph.
- Rate structure
- FY2026 increasing-block residential rates plus a $5.49 monthly customer charge and meter-size minimum charges. Single-family water is $2.14 per 1,000 gallons for 0–3,000 gallons, $3.86 for 4,000–6,000, $9.04 for 7,000–12,000, and $10.95 above 12,000. Single-family wastewater is $5.48 per 1,000 gallons through 15,000 gallons, with no additional volume charge above that threshold. During South Florida Water Management District drought restrictions, the County publishes automatic tier-boundary adjustments for drought and extreme-drought conditions.
- Residential cost reference
- The County's FY2026 budget comparison for a 5/8-inch meter and 5,000 gallons per month lists Broward County WWS at approximately $30.78 for water and $53.92 for wastewater, or $84.70 total per month. The final account total depends on meter size, service area, applicable minimums, and any other bill charges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- For a single-family residential account, wastewater usage is billed at $5.48 per 1,000 gallons for 0–15,000 gallons, with no additional volume charge above 15,000 gallons under the FY2026 schedule. The bill also includes the applicable customer and minimum monthly charges; the County's published schedule does not describe a winter averaging formula for this WWS retail system.
- Meter reading
- WWS performs monthly billing and reports an average of approximately 59,000 water meters read monthly in its FY2026 performance reporting. Bills show previous/current reads, usage in thousands of gallons, prior-year comparison, and a six-month usage graph. The public material does not identify a universal AMR/AMI vendor, radio network, or hourly transmission capability, so the safe description is monthly meter-reading service with technology details not publicly specified.
- New-account deposit
- For a 5/8-inch metered account, the current deposit schedule is $50 for water service plus $65 for sewer service, or $115 total. Deposits rise by meter size: 1-inch $185 water/$250 sewer, 1½-inch $400/$880, and 2-inch $900/$1,320; meters larger than 2 inches require estimated two-month billing. The current new-service requirements also require a nonrefundable $35 application fee. If service is discontinued for nonpayment or more than one bad check is tendered within 12 months, the applicable deposit is doubled. A portion of the deposit may be refunded after the account closes and all charges are satisfied; the current form does not publish a universal on-time-payment waiver period.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The FY2026 specific-service-charge schedule lists a $35 new-service fee, and the revised 2025 new-service requirements call it a nonrefundable new-service application fee. Residential applicants provide ownership/lease documents, photo identification, deposit, and payment. Existing-account changes use the County's residential or commercial change forms; no separate universal transfer fee is published.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
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Florida
60%
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National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Broad public detail found
7 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- Broward County Water and Wastewater Services (WWS) public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.