City of Fort Myers Utility Billing – Water and Wastewater
City of Fort Myers
Population reference
Approximately 86,000 residents are within the City of Fort Myers municipal service area. The City separately serves accounts inside and outside city limits under its FY2026 meter-size and location-specific water and wastewater rate schedules.
Billing detail
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Official destination
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- Billing frequency
- Monthly. The City's standard operating policy says utility bills are sent monthly and payment is due 14 days from the billing date.
- Rate structure
- FY2026 inside-city residential water uses increasing tiers by meter size, with a 5/8-inch meter tiered at 0–4,000 gallons, 4,001–8,000, 8,001–12,000, and above 12,000. Rates are $5.40, $10.79, $16.19, and $21.58 per 1,000 gallons. The 5/8-inch monthly readiness-to-serve charges are $11.81 water and $21.83 sewer. All-class sewer usage is $15.64 per 1,000 gallons, and the water/ready-to-serve component is subject to a 10% utility tax. Outside-city rates and larger-meter tier thresholds differ.
- Residential cost reference
- For a 5/8-inch inside-city single-family account using 5,000 gallons, the FY2026 illustrative bill is approximately $148.65 before any separate stormwater or other charges: water consumption is $4,000 at $5.40 plus $1,000 at $10.79, or $32.39; water readiness-to-serve is $11.81; sewer is $78.20 at $15.64 per 1,000 gallons plus $21.83 sewer readiness-to-serve; and the 10% tax on water consumption plus water readiness-to-serve adds approximately $4.42. The City formula is consumption × water rate + consumption × sewer rate + both readiness charges + applicable utility tax.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Fort Myers bills sewer usage from the installed water-meter reading. For FY2026 inside-city residential accounts, all classes use $15.64 per 1,000 gallons and a 5/8-inch sewer readiness-to-serve charge of $21.83; the schedule also provides larger-meter charges and single-family maximum provisions. The public City formula adds water consumption, sewer consumption, both readiness-to-serve charges, and the 10% utility tax on water and water readiness-to-serve. The City does not publish a universal winter-average sewer formula on the current rate sheet.
- Meter reading
- Fort Myers uses radio-transmitted water-meter reading. The City says the meter emits a radio signal every four seconds and the drive-by reading system captures it as the reader passes the meter. Traditional bills are monthly, and the online account/WaterSmart portal provides usage information, rankings, and leak alerts. The public pages do not state an hourly customer-facing transmission history beyond the four-second radio transmission behavior.
- New-account deposit
- For standard residential water, sewer, and trash service, the City FAQ lists a $175 deposit and the current new-service page lists a $35 service charge; the older FAQ's $30 figure is superseded by the current new-service application page. Commercial accounts require a deposit equal to 2.5 times anticipated monthly billing or a $335 minimum for water, sewer, and trash, plus the service charge. City assessment materials also describe code-based $60 water/$115 sewer deposits and authority to increase deposits to 2.5 times anticipated billing, so the amount depends on the service package and current application. Deposit increases may be waived for leak-caused delinquency and refunds are processed after account closure.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The current residential new-service page requires a $35 service charge plus full payment of the $175 deposit for water, sewer, and trash; completed applications received by 3:00 p.m. are processed the same business day and later complete applications the next business day. The current public pages do not state a separate universal name-transfer fee, though meter/service orders may have their own published charges.
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Primary verification routes
- City of Fort Myers Utility Billing – Water and Wastewater 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.