Manatee County Utilities Department – Water and Wastewater System
Unincorporated Manatee County
Population reference
347,800 people (EPA SDWIS PWS record; 2026 active CWS queue entry associated with Manatee County Utilities).
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 for standard residential utility statements. The bill combines potable water, wastewater, reclaimed-water where applicable, and solid-waste charges; specialized hydrant-meter accounts can use different schedules.
- Rate structure
- Base charge by meter size plus increasing-block quantity charges by thousand gallons. Effective June 1, 2026 for an individual residential meter, potable water is $3.11 per 1,000 gallons for the first 6,000 gallons, $3.89 for the next 9,000, $9.36 for the next 5,000, and $14.07 above 20,000. Wastewater is based on 100% of potable-water usage and is capped at 10,000 gallons monthly for individual residential accounts.
- Residential cost reference
- Manatee County’s official June 1, 2026 example for a 5/8-inch single-family meter using 6,000 gallons is $103.83 for water and sewer, plus $23.65 curbside garbage, for a $130.48 total monthly bill. The published base charges are $12.95 water and $30.88 wastewater; the example is the most direct 2026 household estimate for the requested usage range.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Wastewater quantity is billed at 100% of potable-water consumption for individual residential customers, with the charge capped at 10,000 gallons per month. The June 1, 2026 wastewater quantity rate is $6.89 per 1,000 gallons, added to the meter-size wastewater base charge; there is no published winter-average formula in the reviewed County materials.
- Meter reading
- Manatee County is bringing smart water meters to Utilities customers and its current digital meters show a light-activated flow rate used for leak testing. CSS provides usage viewing and account notifications; the reviewed pages do not state an hourly transmission interval or one universal field-reading schedule.
- New-account deposit
- Manatee County charges security deposits under its ordinances and resolutions, but the reviewed residential customer pages do not state one universal current amount or credit-check waiver. Deposit requirements are account and service specific and should be confirmed with Customer Service before activation.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
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
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Manatee County Utilities Department – Water and Wastewater System 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.