Sarasota water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Sarasota houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
City of Sarasota Utilities
City of Sarasota Utilities charges a monthly base charge for a single-family home's 5/8-inch meter plus tiered monthly usage charges per 1,000 gallons
| Use a month | Price per 1,000 gallons |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $22.02 a month |
| 0 to 4 thousand gallons | $4.45 |
| 4 to 8 thousand gallons | $5.24 |
| 8 to 12 thousand gallons | $7.33 |
| 12 to 24 thousand gallons | $10.98 |
| 24 to more | $17.04 |
- Source
- Deep-water wells tapping the Upper Floridan aquifer, mainly the Verna Wellfield 15 miles east of the city and the Downtown Wellfield; treated by reverse osmosis and ion exchange softening, then blended.
- Lead
- 2025 tap sampling in homes: 90th percentile lead 1.0 ppb, under the 15 ppb action level, with no sites over it.
- Standards
- The City's 2025 Water Quality Report says the drinking water meets all health and safety standards.
Sewer
Sewer (for homes receiving City water): $30.30 monthly base charge per dwelling unit, plus $8.82 per 1,000 gallons of water for 0-4,000 gallons and $10.39 per 1,000 gallons for 4,000 gallons and over.
Ways to pay less
- Water leak bill adjustment. Leak adjustments apply to potable drinking water leaks at your home (service line, slab leaks, backflow leaks and water heater; not toilets, irrigation, pressure cleaning or landscape) under the conditions on the City's Request for Billing Adjustment Form. You can also request a water leak detection kit. How: Use the City's Request for Billing Adjustment Form.
Pay or manage it
Sources
Checked October 20, 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.