City of Fort Lauderdale Water and Sewer Utility
Fort Lauderdale and regional central Broward County service area
Population reference
185,163 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS FL4060486); the City’s regional water-and-sewer system serves approximately 250,000 residents across Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Sea Ranch Lakes, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, and portions of nearby jurisdictions.
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 City’s utility-billing materials describe monthly invoices and a 25-day payment period from the billing date.
- Rate structure
- Meter-size fixed charges plus tiered commodity rates, with separate wastewater fixed and commodity charges. FY 2026 rates became effective October 1, 2025 after a 9% increase to water and wastewater fixed and volumetric charges; the single-family table uses a 0-3,000-gallon Tier 1 and a higher Tier 2 above 3,000 gallons.
- Residential cost reference
- The City’s FY 2026 example for a 5/8-inch single-family meter using 5,000 gallons per month is $49.88 water plus $66.91 sewer, or approximately $116.79 total before sanitation and other account charges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Wastewater is billed as its own fixed and commodity schedule, not as a simple percentage of water intake. For the FY 2026 5/8-inch residential example at 5,000 gallons per month, the sewer component is $66.91. The adopted rate sheet controls tier thresholds, meter classes, and any multifamily allocation rules.
- Meter reading
- The City is continuing installation of an Automatic Metering System as part of its FY 2026 utility program. The reviewed pages do not state a universal hourly transmission interval or final deployment percentage; treat current readings as automated-metering transition data and use the monthly invoice for the official billed read.
- New-account deposit
- Applicants and reconnecting account holders must provide settlement papers or a lease, identification, and the appropriate deposit; the amount depends on meter size and services provided. Residential deposits are refunded after one year for owners and two years for tenants when all payments were received on or before the bill due date.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Connect and disconnect service are each $10 per meter. A meter-set charge is $35, payable by the current account holder with cash, cashier’s check, or money order. The City’s March 1, 2026 ordinance also limits newly established accounts to property owners; existing tenant accounts remain subject to the stated transition rules.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
overview fields with research notes
Florida
60%
records with any overview detail
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
- City of Fort Lauderdale Water and Sewer Utility public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (FL4060486) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID FL4060486.