Municipal Department
City of Tampa Utilities - Water and Wastewater
Serving Tampa
Population served
733,886 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS FL6290327)
State system code
FIPS 12
Billing frequency
Monthly utility billing; base charges appear on every bill.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Tampa Utilities - Water and Wastewater operates as a municipal department serving Tampa. 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 Metered water, wastewater, and irrigation rates with fixed monthly base charges; FY26 schedule is effective October 1, 2025-September 30, 2026. Reclaimed water is $1.20 per CCF.. Bills are generated monthly utility billing; base charges appear on every bill., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. Exact total requires meter size, inside/outside-city rate, water/wastewater use, base charges, and stormwater.. 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 a separate metered component with fixed base charges; the reviewed page did not state a universal winter-average formula.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed pages did not identify one universal AMI vendor or transmission interval.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
813-274-8811; use City Utilities emergency routing for active leaks and main breaks.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Tampa
City of Tampa Utilities - Water and Wastewater 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.