Port St. Lucie, FL Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)

Chapter 61 of the Code, the Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Rate Ordinance, treats reclaimed water as a metered utility service alongside potable water and sewer. Sec. 00 per 1,000 gallons to defray the cost of the reclaimed water system. 0 million gallons per day and commit to continuous use 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, equal to its plant capacity reservation. Reclaimed capacity purchased for a specific parcel is reserved only to that real property and cannot be transferred, and any capacity purchased or reserved under the section is nonrefundable.

Separately, Sec. 00 per 1,000 gallons reserved, on top of the system capital charge, to fund expansion of the reclaimed water distribution mains. Sec. 11 defines the underlying unit: one equivalent residential unit (ERC) equals 250 gallons per day on an average annual basis, the same yardstick used to size potable water and wastewater reservations. Sec. 01's definitions describe reclaimed water as wastewater treated and disinfected to Florida Department of Environmental Protection standards, suitable for irrigation and other beneficial reuse. Reclaimed water charges, like other utility rates in the chapter, are adjusted annually under Sec. 17 by the Florida Public Service Commission's Annual Deflator Index or 3 percent, whichever is greater, effective each October 1.