Municipal Department
City of Fort Lauderdale Water and Sewer Utility
Serving Fort Lauderdale and regional central Broward County service area
Population served
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.
State system code
FIPS 12
Billing frequency
Monthly; the City’s utility-billing materials describe monthly invoices and a 25-day payment period from the billing date.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Fort Lauderdale Water and Sewer Utility operates as a municipal department serving Fort Lauderdale and regional central Broward County service 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 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.. Bills are generated monthly; the city’s utility-billing materials describe monthly invoices and a 25-day payment period from the billing date., and a typical residential cost reference is 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.. 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
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 and infrastructure notes
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.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
954-828-8000 is the City Neighbor Call Center for service problems; utility billing is 954-828-5150. The reviewed pages did not expose a distinct water-main emergency number, so customers should use the City’s FixIt FTL/Neighbor Call Center route for urgent water issues.
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A practical reference for Fort Lauderdale and regional central Broward County service area
City of Fort Lauderdale Water and Sewer 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.