Resolution 2026-60 INSTR 6795970 OR 6562 PG 1688
RECORDED 3/12/2026 8:21 AM PAGES 10
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER
COLLIER COUNTY FLORIDA
REC$86.50
RESOLUTION NO.2026- 60
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,AS THE GOVERNING BODY
OF COLLIER COUNTY AND EX OFFICIO THE GOVERNING
BOARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER SEWER
DISTRICT, REPEALING AND REPLACING SCHEDULES ONE,
TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE OF APPENDIX A TO SECTION
FOUR OF COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2001.73, AS
AMENDED, TITLED THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-SEWER
DISTRICT UNIFORM BILLING, OPERATING AND
REGULATORY STANDARDS ORDINANCE; AMENDING
PROPOSED RATES FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, IRRIGATION
QUALITY WATER, WHOLESALE POTABLE WATER AND
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES; WITH EFFECTIVE DATES OF
OCTOBER 1, 2026, OCTOBER 1, 2027, OCTOBER 1, 2028.
WHEREAS, Collier County uses water and sewer user rates to recover system
operation,maintenance,renewal,enhancement, replacement and debt service costs from system
users within the boundaries of the Collier County Water-Sewer District(the"District");and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2023, the District approved Resolution No. 2023-
227 establishing a scheduled adjustment to the District's user rates to maintain alignment
with increasing commodity and operation costs based upon the recommendation of the
County's retained expert, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, examples of the inflationary increases impacting the District's operations
include the following: (1) electricity increased by 15 percent and is anticipated to increase
another 10:1 percent in FY 23,(2)chemicals necessary to produce water, treat wastewater, and
treat irrigation quality water have increased between 10 percent and 150 percent, (3) critical
utility-related meters, parts and devices have increased up to 25 percent, (4)the costs for labor
and service-related repairs have increased by 20 percent, and(5)essential operating equipment
costs have had costs increases in excess of 100 percent; and
WHEREAS, County staff retained Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (the
"Consultant") to review the existing water user rates and to recommend appropriate changes to
those rates, the Consultant has recommended an increase of 4.5 percent to potable water rates,
6.5 percent to wastewater rates and 9.5 percent to Irrigation Quality water rates effective October
1,2026;an increase of 4.5 percent to potable water rates,6.5 percent to wastewater rates and 9.5
percent to Irrigation Quality Water rates effective October 1,2027;and an increase of 4.5 percent
to potable water rates,5.0 percent to wastewater rates and 9.5 percent to Irrigation Quality Water
Rates effective October 1, 2028; and
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WHEREAS, staff also recommends changes to Schedule Three for meter tapping
charges and cross connection control devices to reflect the actual contracted material costs of
meters and backflows in effect on October 1, 2026; and changes to Schedule Four to reflect
actual labor rates for certain classes of staff effective with those implemented in pay period 3 of
fiscal 2026; and changes to Schedule Five to the Temporary Meter Deposit to reflect the actual
material cost of those devices in effect as of October 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners finds that it is in the best interest of
the health, safety, and welfare of the District's users to accept staff's recommendation to
implement the Consultant's recommendation as a proposed user rate increase to the existing
rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS THE GOVERNING
BODY OF COLLIER COUNTY AND EX OFFICIO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF
THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER SEWER DISTRICT,that:
The Board of County Commissioners,after an advertised public hearing:
1. Accepts the Consultant's recommendation for updated District-wide Water and
Wastewater rates, Irrigation Quality Water rates, and Wholesale Water rates. Accordingly, the
Board hereby approves the attached Schedules One and Two to Appendix A of Ordinance No.
2001-73, as amended, titled the Collier County Water-Sewer District Uniform Billing,
Operating and Regulatory Standards Ordinance. The revised rates on the attached Schedules
One and Two will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2026, October 1, 2027 and October
1, 2028 until revised.
2. Accepts staff's recommendation for updates to Schedules Three, Four and Five to
Appendix A of Ordinance No. 2001-173, as amended, titled the Collier County Water-Sewer
District Uniform Billing, Operating and Regulatory Standards Ordinance. The revised rates on
the attached Schedules Three, Four and Five will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2026
until repealed and revised.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second, and majority vote favoring
adoption this lOtkday of March,2026.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSLO�I RS, , ''i.,
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Table ES-I
Collier County Water-Sewer District
Fiscal Year 2026 Water,Wastewater,Irrigation Quality(IQ)Water,and Wholesale Potable Water User Rate and Fee Study
Water System
Summary of Existing and Proposed Monthly Water User Rates
Existing
Monthly Rates Proposed Monthly Rates
Line Effective Effective Effective Effective
No. 10/1/2025 10/112026 10/1/2027 10/1/2028
WATER SERVICE BASE CHARGES
(Residential,Multifamily,Commercial,and Irrigation-Only)
Meter Size:
1 5/8" $32.84 $34.32 $35.86 $37.47
2 3/4" 32.84 34.32 35.86 37.47
3 1" 51.76 54,09 56.52 59.06
4 1-1/4" 66.74 69.74 72.88 76.16
5 1-1/2" 98.67 103.11 107.75 112,60
6 2" 155.15 162.13 169.43 177.05
7 3" 428.29 447.56 467.70 488.75
8 4" 946.04 988.61 1,033.10 1,079.59
9 6" 1,887.75 1,972.70 2,061.47 2,154.24
10 8" 3,300.07 3,448.57 3,603.76 3,765.93
11 10" 5,977.49 6,246.48 6,527.57 6,821.31
12 12" 8,861.14 9,259.89 9,676.59 10,112,04
VOLUMETRIC CHARGE PER 1,000 GALLONS[1]
(Residential,Multifamily,Commercial,and Irrigation-Only)
13 Block 1 $4.44 $4.64 $4.85 $5.07
14 Block 2 6.70 7.00 7.32 7,65
15 Block 3 8.89 9.29 9.71 10.15
16 Block 11.11 11.61 12.13 12.68
17 Block 5 13.33 13.93 14.56 15.22
18 Block 6 17.74 18.54 19,37 20.24
19 Wholesale Water Rate Per 1,000 Gallons(All Usage) $ 6.63 $ 6.63 $ 6.63 $ 6.63
EXISTING BLOCK RATE STRUCTURE
(Residential,Multifamily,Commercial,and Irrigation-Only)
Consumption Block(Thousands of Gallons)
Block I Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6
20 5/8" 0-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 31-50 0ver50
21 3/4" 0-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 31-50 Over 50
22 1" 0-8 9-16 17-32 33-48 49-80 Over80
23 1.1/4" 0-I1 12-22 23-44 45-66 67-110 Over110
24 1-I/2" 0-17 18-34 35-68 69-102 103-170 Over 170
25 2" 0-27 28.54 55-108 109-162 163-270 Over 270
26 3" 0-75 76-150 151-300 301-450 451-750 Over750
27 4" 0-167 168-334 335-668 669-1,002 1,003-1,670 Over 1,670
28 6" 0-333 334-666 667-1,332 1,333-1,998 1,999-3,330 Over 3,330
29 8" 0-583 584-1,166 1,167-2,332 2,333-3,498 3,499-5,830 Over 5,830
30 10" 0-1,057 1,058-2,114 2,115-4,228 4,229-6,342 6,343-10,570 Over 10,570
31 12" 0-1,568 1,569-3,136 3,137-6,272 6,273-9,408 9,409-15,680 Over 15,680
Footnotes:
[1] All water is billed based on water consumption per block based on the size of meter in service.
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Table ES-2
Collier County Water-Sewer District
Fiscal Year 2026 Water,Wastewater,Irrigation Quality(IQ)Water,and Wholesale Potable Water User Rate and Fee Study
Wastewater System
Summary of Existing and Proposed Monthly Wastewater User Rates
Existing
Monthly Rates Proposed Monthly Rates
Line Effective Effective Effective Effective
No, Description 10/1/2025 10/1/2026 10/1/2027 10/1/2028
WASTEWATER SERVICE BASE CHARGES
(Residential,Multifamily,and Commercial)
Meter Size:
1 5/8" $53.06 $56.51 $60.18 $63.19
2 3/4" 53.06 56.51 60.18 63.19
3 1" 85.33 90.88 96.79 101.63
4 1-1/4" 110,83 118.03 125.70 131.99
5 1-1/2" 165.26 176.00 187.44 196.81
6 2" 261.55 278.55 296.66 311.49
7 3" 727.15 774.41 824.75 865.99
8 4' 1,609.75 1,714.38 1,825.81 1,917.10
9 6" 3,215.07 3,424.05 3,646.61 3,828.94
10 8" 5,622.55 5,988.02 6,377.24 6,696.10
11 10" 10,186.67 10,848.80 11,553.97 12,131.67
12 12" 15,102.30 16,083,95 17,129.41 17,985.88
VOLUMETRIC RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS
(Residential,Multifamily,and Commercial)
13 All Usage[2] $ 7.46 $7.94 $8.46 $8.88
Footnotes:
[1] Monthly individually metered residential usage charges are capped at 15,000 gallons.
Table ES-3
Collier County Water-Sewer District
Fiscal Year 2026 Water,Wastewater,Irrigation Quality(IQ)Water,and Wholesale Potable Water User Rate and Fee Study
IQ Water System
Summary of Existing and Proposed Monthly IO Water User Rates
Existing
Monthly Rates Proposed Monthly Rates
Line Effective Effective Effective Effective
No. Description 10/1/2025 10/1/2026 10/1/2027 10/1/2028
SERVICE BASE CHARGES
Meter Size:
1 5/8" $14.06 $15.40 $1 6.86 $18.46
2 3/4" 14.06 15.40 16.86 18.46
3 1" 23.49 25.72 28.16 30.84
4 1-1/2" 46.83 51.28 56.15 61,48
5 2" 74.95 82.07 89.87 98.41
6 3" 210.95 230.99 252.93 276.96
7 4" 468.75 513.28 562.04 615.43
8 6" 937.67 1,026.75 1,124.29 1,231.10
9 8" 1,640.89 1,796.77 1,967.46 2,154.37
10 I0" 2,974.01 3,256.54 3,565.91 3,904.67
11 12" 4,409.87 4,828.81 5,287.55 5,789.87
VOLUMETRIC CHARGE PER 1,000 GALLONS
Customer Type:
12 Bulk $0.81 $0.89 $0.97 $1.06
13 Pressurized 1.08 1.18 1.29 1.41
14 Pressurized and Distributed 2.10 2.30 2.52 2.76
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Collier County
Fiscal Year 2026 Water,Wastewater,Irrigation Quality(IQ)Water,and Wholesale Potable Water User Rate and Fee Study
Summary of Existing and Proposed Miscellaneous Service Charges
Line
No. Description Existing Proposed
Meter and Cross-Connection Control Device Installation Charges:
With Service Line Installation
1 3/4"Meter $1,839.00 $2,245.00
2 1"Meter 2,148.00 2,498.00
3 1-1/2"Meter 2,960.00 3,388.00
4 2"Meter 3,344.00 3,879.00
Without Service Line Installation(Drop-In or Hang)
5 3/4"Meter $778.00 $783.00
6 1"Meter 1,007.00 999.00
7 1-1/2"Meter 1,671.00 1,695.00
8 2"Meter 1,991.00 2,073.00
Meter Installation Charges:
With Service Line Installation
9 3/4"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
10 1"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
11 1-1/2"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
12 2"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
Without Service Line Installation(Drop-1n or Hang)
13 3/4"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
14 1"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
15 1-1/2"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
16 2"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
Cross-Connection Control Device Charge-Meter Already Installed:
(formerly known as Backflow Device)
17 3/4"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
18 1"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
19 1-1/2"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
20 2"Meter Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
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Fiscal Year 2026 Water,Wastewater,Irrigation Quality(IQ)Water,and Wholesale Potable Water User Rate and Fee Study
Summary of Existing and Proposed Miscellaneous Service Charges
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No. Description Existing Proposed
Equipment(Per Hour Rates):
21 Backhoe $47.00 $69.00
22 Boom Truck 45.00 57,00
23 Bucket Truck 21.00 32.00
24 Camera Truck 61.00 61.00
25 Compactor 29.00 12.00
26 Crew Truck(1 1/2 ton) 25.00 28.00
27 Dewatering System 16,00 10,00
28 Generator 47,00 41.00
29 Large Dump Truck 86.00 104.00
30 Mudhog 8.00 11.00
31 Portable By-Pass Pump(Large) 37.00 19.00
32 Portable By-Pass Pump(Small) 21.00 10.00
33 Portable Lights Actual Cost 9.00
34 Pumper Truck 92.00 123.00
35 Rehab Electricians Truck/Utility Truck 27.00 29.00
36 Road Saw 9.00 14.00
37 Track Hoe 21.00 21.00
38 Trailer 18.00 16.00
39 Trash Pump 10,00 11.00
40 Vactor Truck 92.00 92.00
41 Pickup Truck (1/2 ton) 14.00 19.00
42 Small Loader N/A 11.00
43 Large Loader N/A 37.00
44 Soft Dig Truck 81.00 81.00
45 Signs,Barricades and/or Traffic Board Actual Cost 25.00
46 Small Dump Truck 62.00 56.00
Labor(Per Hour Rates):
47 Inventory Specialist II $37.00 $43.00
48 Operations Support Specialist I 40.00 43.00
49 Utility Specialist I 41.00 43.00
50 Utility Specialist II 42.00 45.00
51 Equipment Operator II 49.00 51.00
52 GIS Technician I 44.00 47.00
53 Odor Control Specialist 47.00 50.00
54 Laboratory Technician 44.00 47.00
55 Operations Support Specialist II N/A 52.00
56 Pretreatment Inspector 38.00 54.00
57 Crew Leader 1 47.00 50.00
58 Crew Leader II 49.00 56.00
59 Heavy Equipment Operator N/A 52.00
60 Chemist 51.00 53.00
61 Supervisor-Field I N/A 57.00
62 Supervisor-Field II 58.00 62.00
63 Environmental Specialist III 56.00 65.00
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Fiscal Year 2026 Water,Wastewater,Irrigation Quality(IQ)Water,and Wholesale Potable Water User Rate and Fee Study
Summary of Existing and Proposed Miscellaneous Service Charges
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No. Description Existing Proposed
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Labor(Per Hour Rates)(coot.):
64 Chief Operator N/A $63.00
65 Manager-Meter Services N/A 78.00
66 Manager-Wastewater Collections N/A 91.00
67 Manager-Distribution N/A 94.00
68 Accounting Technician I N/A 42.00
69 Accounting Technician II N/A 45.00
70 Customer Service Specialist II N/A 41.00
71 Investigator N/A 44.00
Miscellaneous Charges:
72 Administration(Per Incident) 5%or$100;whichever is 5%or$125;whichever is
greater greater
73 Parts Actual Invoice Cost Actual Invoice Cost
74 Sub-contractors Actual Invoice Cost Actual Invoice Cost
75 Right of Way Permits Actual Cost Actual Cost
76 Laboratory Tests(Per Test) $63.00 $89.00
77 New Accounts-Change of Ownership 23.00 31.00
78 Service Turn On or Turn Off at Owner's Request 43.00 50.00
79 Meter Re-Read(if different-charge is$0) 39.00 39.00
80 Meter Data Log Analysis 53.00 52.00
Meter Test:
81 Utility Meter Testing Facility $211.00 $192.00
(more than 3%error-charge is$0)
82 Independent Meter Testing Facility 289.00 270.00
(more than 3%error-charge is$0)
83 Meter Lock and Unlock, 1st Event During Calendar Year 66.00 82.00
84 Meter Lock and Unlock,2nd Event During Calendar Year 99.00 123.00
85 Meter Lock and Unlock,3rd and Subsequent Events During
Calendar Year 132.00 163.00
86 Meter Unlock After Normal Business Hours 74.00 74.00
87 Meter Pull 136.00 153.00
88 Meter Removal Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
89 Discontinuance of Service-Meter Removal Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
90 Illegal Connection,Unlawful Connection,and Tampering Actual time and material cost, Actual time and material cost,
plus consumption*,plus other plus consumption*,plus other
applicable fees as provided for applicable fees as provided for
in Section 2-2044(b)of the in Section 2-2044(b)of the
Collier County Code of Laws Collier County Code of Laws
and Ordinances and Ordinances
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Fiscal Year 2026 Water,Wastewater,Irrigation Quality(IQ)Water,and Wholesale Potable Water User Rate and Fee Study
Summary of Existing and Proposed Miscellaneous Service Charges
Line
No. Description Existing Proposed
Miscellaneous Charges(cont.):
91 Temporary Meter Account Deposit $2,486.00 $2,625.00
92 Temporary Meter Failure to Provide Read N/A 79.00
93 Temporary Meter Out of District First Collection N/A 12I.00
94 Temporary Meter Out of District Second Collection N/A 182.00
95 Temporary Meter Out of District Third Collection and Subsequent
Events During Calendar Year N/A 242.00
96 Duplicate Bill Processing Fee 1.00 2.00
97 Non-Sufficient Funds(NSF)Processing Charge per Florida Statute 832.07:$0 per Florida Statute 832.07:$0
to$50 is a$25 charge;$50.01 to$50 is a$25 charge;$50.01
to$300 is a$30 charge;over to$300 is a$30 charge;over
$300 is$40 or 5%of check $300 is$40 or 5%of check
amount,whichever is greater amount,whichever is greater
98 Late Payment Penalty 5%of current charges 5%of current charges
99 Lien Searches/Estoppel Requests N/A $25.00
100 Removal of Landscaping to Access Utility Assets Actual time and material cost Actual time and material cost
101 New Customer Enrollment Incentive Program New customers who:
1.Register for the online
customer portal,and
2.Enroll in paperless(e-bill)
billing,and
3.Enroll in automatic payment
(AutoPay)
will receive a one-time New
Account Fee Credit applied to
their utility account.
*Consumption charges to be based on meter size,calculated by time connected,or average consumption,or 100,000 gallons
** On an emergency basis only