Municipal Department
City of Homestead Homestead Public Services - Water Utility
Serving Homestead and the Homestead Public Services utility area
Population served
80,000 people
State system code
FIPS 12
Billing frequency
Monthly; Homestead describes electronic monthly statements and monthly utility billing for water, electricity, and sanitation.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Homestead Homestead Public Services - Water Utility operates as a municipal department serving Homestead and the Homestead Public Services utility area. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Increasing block water usage pricing by 1,000 gallons plus meter-size base charges, annual CPI adjustments, and Miami-Dade County pass-through adjustments for purchased water and wastewater treatment. The latest posted rate table reviewed is FY2025; Homestead states that its ordinance permits annual CPI-linked rate increases.. Bills are generated monthly; homestead describes electronic monthly statements and monthly utility billing for water, electricity, and sanitation., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. For a verified current 2026 total because Homestead's public water-rate page still exposes the FY2025 table rather than a final FY2026 table. The latest posted 5/8-inch/3/4-inch schedule used a base water charge plus blocks of $1.22, $1.69, $2.34, and $3.15 per 1,000 gallons and a separate sewer base/usage schedule.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
Homestead bills sewer as a separate base charge by meter size plus a volumetric charge per 1,000 gallons. The latest posted rate table lists $5.43 per 1,000 gallons for the 5/8-inch through 6-inch schedule and a separate standby sewer fee; Miami-Dade pass-through costs are included in the adopted rate-setting process.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed Homestead billing pages explain monthly billing and usage charges but do not specify the water-meter technology, AMI/AMR deployment, remote transmission interval, or regular meter-reading route.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
305-224-4800, Homestead Public Services Customer Service, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; the reviewed pages do not expose a separate 24/7 water-emergency number.
Official starting point
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A practical reference for Homestead and the Homestead Public Services utility area
City of Homestead Homestead Public Services - Water Utility is listed here as a municipal department. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.