Pinellas County FY2027 Commercial Water and Sewer Rates: October 1 Bill Checks
Pinellas County Utilities’ October 1, 2026 nonresidential water and sewer rates, FY2026 comparison lines, a bounded variable-line example, and actual-bill checks.
Direct answer
Pinellas County Utilities’ adopted FY2027 rates take effect October 1, 2026. Nonresidential potable water rises from $5.57 to $5.76 per 1,000 gallons, while sewer rises from $8.07 to $8.39. These are selected variable lines, not a complete bill. Confirm provider, meter/base charges, sewer base or commercial ERU, billed quantities, and service period first.
Oct. 1, 2026
Adopted effective date
The selected FY2027 lines begin October 1, 2026.
$5.76/kgal
Nonresidential potable water
Up from $5.57/kgal in FY2026.
$8.39/kgal
Sewer
Up from $8.07/kgal in FY2026.
$44.60/month
Selected-line difference
At 100 kgal of potable water and 80 kgal of billed sewer volume; every other charge is excluded.
October 1 account map
Provider, timing, and separate bill lines determine whether the comparison applies
Confirm Pinellas County Utilities, the service period, and each separately billed path before using either selected commodity rate.
- Account decision
- Authority and timing
- Official treatment
- The Board-adopted FY2024–FY2027 plan places the selected FY2027 rates on October 1, 2026.
- What remains to verify
- Verify the service period and first applicable bill; do not apply FY2027 rates before October 1.
- Account decision
- Provider and service area
- Official treatment
- The cited schedule belongs to Pinellas County Utilities and its service area.
- What remains to verify
- Verify the printed provider and service address; do not transfer the schedule to another provider.
- Account decision
- Potable water
- Official treatment
- The nonresidential rate changes from $5.57 to $5.76 per 1,000 gallons.
- What remains to verify
- Confirm the actual class, meter, billed water quantity, and separate meter-size base charge.
- Account decision
- Sewer
- Official treatment
- The sewer rate changes from $8.07 to $8.39 per 1,000 gallons.
- What remains to verify
- Confirm sewer service, billed sewer quantity, and the separate sewer base or commercial ERU mechanics.
- Account decision
- Other billing paths
- Official treatment
- Water meter bases, sewer base or commercial ERU mechanics, reclaimed water, and other fees remain separate. Monthly rates appear on bimonthly bills.
- What remains to verify
- Use the actual billing period, actual quantities, and every other printed line when reproducing the account.
Adopted timing
The adopted FY2027 lines begin October 1
Official source fact: Pinellas County says its Board adopted a four-year FY2024–FY2027 utility-rate plan. The selected FY2027 nonresidential potable-water and sewer rates take effect October 1, 2026. Before that date, this guide treats the FY2026 comparison rows as current; it does not describe FY2027 as already billed.
Provider boundary
Confirm Pinellas County Utilities before applying either rate
The cited schedule belongs to Pinellas County Utilities and its service area. Confirm the provider, service address, customer class, meter, and service period on the actual bill. Do not transfer these rates to another Pinellas-area provider or service path.
Separate bill lines
Commodity rates are only part of the account
Official source fact: nonresidential potable water changes from $5.57 to $5.76 per 1,000 gallons, while sewer changes from $8.07 to $8.39. Meter-size water bases, sewer base and commercial ERU mechanics, reclaimed-water lines, and other fees remain separate decisions.
Current and upcoming schedules
FY2026 remains current until FY2027 begins October 1
Pinellas County’s current fees presentation is in a rollover period. This guide uses the Board-adopted multi-year rate page for FY2027 commodity-rate claims and keeps FY2026 current charges distinct from the October 1 schedule. It does not merge the two page states into one “current rate.”
Scope boundary
Scope of this guide
This guide covers selected Pinellas County Utilities FY2026 and FY2027 nonresidential potable-water and sewer variable rates. It is not a complete tariff reproduction, quoted invoice, savings claim, or substitute for the actual bill and official schedule.
Selected variable-line arithmetic
One-month selected variable-line comparison at independently declared volumes
This illustration declares 100 kgal of potable water and 80 kgal of billed sewer volume independently for one month.
| Selected variable line | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Potable water: 100 × $5.57; 100 × $5.76 | $557.00 | $576.00 |
| Billed sewer volume: 80 × $8.07; 80 × $8.39 | $645.60 | $671.20 |
| Selected variable subtotal | $1,202.60 | $1,247.20 |
| Rate-change difference | — | $44.60/month |
This is a one-month illustration using independently declared water and sewer quantities. Pinellas County Utilities presents monthly rates on bimonthly bills, so this is not a quoted bimonthly invoice. It excludes water meter base, sewer base or commercial ERU, reclaimed water, deposits, backflow, taxes, surcharges, and every other printed line. It is not a savings claim.
Decision checklist
Reproduce the account before interpreting the change
- 1Confirm Pinellas County Utilities is the provider and the service address is inside the applicable service area.
- 2Match the service period to the October 1, 2026 effective date.
- 3Record the nonresidential potable-water class, meter size, billed water quantity, and separate base charge.
- 4Record billed sewer volume independently and identify the sewer base or commercial ERU mechanics.
- 5Keep reclaimed water and other service paths separate from potable water and sewer.
- 6Reproduce deposits, backflow, taxes, surcharges, adjustments, and every other printed line.
Scope boundary
Where Smart Valve realistically fits
Smart Valve may be relevant only after Pinellas County Utilities service, class, meter, separately billed water and sewer quantities, service period, operating conditions, and technical feasibility are verified.
It cannot change the adopted tariff, meter/base charges, commercial ERU, reclaimed-water rate, taxes, or other fixed and account-specific lines. The $44.60 figure is a selected-line rate comparison, not a product result.
Related commercial water decisions
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Understand every commercial water-bill line
Separate water, sewer, stormwater, fixed, and other printed charges.
Use the commercial water-bill audit checklist
Collect the fields needed to reproduce the actual account.
Find controllable commercial water-cost paths
Review operating paths only after reconciling the bill.
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Primary source trail
Sources and retrieval details
Effective: October 1, 2026Status checked: Adopted schedule checked August 23, 2026Retrieved: August 23, 2026
Official adopted FY2024–FY2027 rate-plan page used for the selected FY2026 and FY2027 nonresidential potable-water and sewer rates.
Source URL: https://pinellas.gov/pinellas-county-utilities-rate-change/ (opens in a new tab)
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Reproduce the Pinellas bill before testing controllable volume
Collect the provider, class, meter/base charges, separate water and sewer quantities, service period, and every other printed line before requesting an assessment.