Margate water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Margate houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
City of Margate
City of Margate, billed monthly. Inside-city residential rates: a $19.87 water base availability charge plus $5.74 per 1,000 gallons for 0-6,000 gallons, $7.17 for 6,001-15,000, $8.61 for 15,001-25,000 and $10.04 over 25,000. A 10% utility tax applies to water charges only.
| Use a month | Price per 1,000 gallons |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $21.86 a month |
| 0 to 6 thousand gallons | $6.31 |
| 6 to 15 thousand gallons | $7.89 |
| 15 to 25 thousand gallons | $9.47 |
| 25 to more | $11.04 |
- Source
- The Biscayne Aquifer is the sole source of drinking water for the City of Margate Water Treatment Plant.
- Treatment
- Aeration, lime softening to reduce hardness, multi-media filtration and chloramine disinfection.
- Lead
- Tap sampling in June 2024: 90th percentile lead 1.13 ppb against a 15 ppb action level, with no sites over it.
- PFAS
- Unregulated sampling in August 2024 averaged 0.028 ppb of PFOS and 0.0065 ppb of PFOA.
Sewer
City of Margate wastewater (sewer), billed monthly: a $49.34 residential base availability charge inside the city, with no residential consumption charge.
Other charges on the utility bill
- Stormwater utility fee, inside Margate (1 ERU per home; $7.25 north of Coconut Creek Parkway, south of Sample Road and east of State Road 7): $11.60 a month
Pay or manage it
Sources
- City of Margate: water billing rates and services
- City of Margate: water and wastewater utility rate study (2023)
- City of Margate: water billing FAQs
- City of Margate: water billing
- City of Margate: stormwater utility program brochure
- City of Margate: 2025 water quality report
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.