LTC 380-2025 NOTIFICATION ON WATER AND SEWER UTILITY RATESMIAMI BEACH
LETTER TO COMMISSION NO. LTC#
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric T. Carpenter, City Manager � ��
September 11, 2025
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION ON WATER AND SEWER UTILITY RATES
The City of Miami Beach has been notified by Miam-Dade County Water and Sewer
Department (WASD) that there will be an increase by $0.7257 or 19.05% on the wholesale
sanitary sewer charge and an increase for wholesale water charge by $0.0675 or 2.81 % to
begin October 1, 2025.
The Water and Sanitary Sewer user rate components include a base facility charge, consumption
charge, and wholesale purchase pass-through charges from Miami-Dade County Water and
Sewer Department (WASD). The base facility charge serves as the monthly minimum service
charge on each service, varying with the size of the meter installed. The consumption charge is
calculated on metered water consumption. The wholesale purchase pass-through charges are
designed to recover the cost of purchased potable water to the city and the sanitary sewer
treatment and disposal services as provided by WASD.
On September 27, 2016, the City Commission approved Miami-Dade Water and Sewer
Department pass-through costs and automatic rate increases according to the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) as identified in Ordinance 2016-4039. The base facility charge and the consumption
charge will be increased for both water and sanitary sewer beginning October 1, 2025 in
accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm
Beach region as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics effective for the month of April 2025
as compared with April of 2024. The CPI increased 1.61 % for April 2025.
Below is an illustration of a cost comparison from fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026 for a
single-family residential home with a 3/4" water meter.
Sample Residential Water Bill with a 3/4" meter consuming 7,000 gallons per month
FY25 FY26
Base Facility Charge $ 10.08 $ 10.24
Consumption Chan:ie $ 8.12 $ 8.26
WASD Pass-Through $ 19.06 $ 19.60
Monthly Charge for Water $ 37.26 $ 38.10 Consumption
Sample Residential Sanitary Sewer Bill with a 3/4" meter at 7,000 gallons per month
380-2025
FY25 FY26
Base Facility Charge $ 9.95 $ 10.11
Consumption Charge $ 35 .14 $ 35 .70
WASD Pass-Through $ 46.47 $ 55.86
Monthly Usage Charge for $ 91.56 $101.67 Sanitary Sewer
The sample bill in fiscal year 2026 of $139 . 77 has increased as compared to fiscal year 2025
which totals $128 .82 .
If you have any questions please feel free to contact John Norris, Public Works Director at
johnnorris@mia ibeachfl .gov.