Water Use Rules in Port Orange, FL (2026)
2 verified water use rules for Port Orange, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Recycled Water Rules
Port Orange sorts reclaimed-water customers into residential, institutional and major-user tiers under City Code § 74-202, with a "major user" defined at 175 gallons per minute or 100,000 gallons per day or more, and sets separate watering windows plus a ten-day advance notice before the city changes availability standards.
Port Orange Reclaimed Water Rules
Some RestrictionsPort Orange City Code § 74-202
(a)Use categories. The use categories for reclaimed water customers shall include residential user, institutional user and major user, defined as follows:(1)Institutional user shall mean multi-family property, schools, commercial property, governmental property, churches, and other properties, which are not covered by either residential user category or major user category.(2)Major user shall m...
Leak Reporting Duty
Port Orange lets utility customers claim a sewer-charge credit after a leak, but only with real proof. City Code § 2-240(f)(2) caps the credit at twice in any 12-month period and requires a plumber's letterhead bill or a city employee's own leak report describing the type and location before the finance director will apply it.
Port Orange Water Leak Billing Credit Rules
Some RestrictionsPort Orange City Code § 2-240(f)(2)(a)
(2)Leaks. A customer shall be eligible for a credit as the result of a leak up to twice in any 12-month period under the following circumstances:a.If the leak occurs either between the meter or the backflow device and the customer's house or inside the house, the customer shall be eligible for a credit against the sewer charges upon presentation of sufficient verification of the leak. Water lea...
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