Reclaimed Water

View the maps below to find out if reclaimed water is available in your area. You can also contact Business & Customer Services at (727) 464-4000 or by email. All maps are in PDF format. 

• Service Area Map
• Service Area Map – North
• Service Area Map – South

More Information

• Checklist for Reclaimed Water Connections / Inspection Requirements
• FAQs
• Rates – Backflow Prevention Assembly Charge
• Watering Schedule
• Conservation Measures
• Landscaping and Using Reclaimed Water
• Consumer Confidence Report – Reclaimed Water

How to Connect to Reclaimed Water

• Read the Reclaimed Water Policies, Procedures, and Regulations.
• Submit a Reclaimed Water Application.

More about the process

• All connections made to the reclaimed water must have a cross-connection inspection. The reclaimed water application must be completed and processed before scheduling the reclaimed water inspection.
• North and South County reclaimed water customers have different connection requirements.
• Contact Technical Services at (727) 464-5848 to have a free in-ground hose bibb delivered to you, for above ground hose bibb installation ($95 fee), to schedule the reclaimed water inspection, or for more information about additional hose connections.
• For application questions, contact Business & Customer Services at (727) 464-4000.

About Reclaimed Water

Reclaimed water is wastewater that is discarded from toilets, sinks, laundries, tubs and showers that has been cleaned and purified to eliminate harmful by-products. Wastewater does not come from the water used to water the grass, fill the swimming pool, wash the dog or the car. Wastewater is also not stormwater run-off. Stormwater is collected in a separate drainage system.

It takes wastewater from four to five houses to supply one house with reclaimed water. Reclaimed water is a limited resource and should be used wisely. Reclaimed water travels from the wastewater treatment plant to houses and businesses through a separate reclaimed water pipe system, identified by the color purple.

Benefits of using reclaimed water

• Creates an alternate water source for irrigation and reduces demand for drinking water.
• Reduces the cost of landscape irrigation and fertilizer costs due to the nitrogen and phosphorus in reclaimed water.
• Beautifies our community.

What are acceptable uses for reclaimed water?

• Irrigating lawns and most landscaping.

What are NOT acceptable uses for reclaimed water?

• Consumption by humans, bathing, cooking, or toilet flushing in houses.
• Any interconnection with another water source.
• Recreational use like swimming pools or outdoor showers.
• Irrigation of edible crops that are not peeled, cooked, or thermally processed before consumption.
• Run-off into or filling of swimming pools.
• Washing cars, boats, heavy equipment, roofs and buildings.
• Supplying water to decorative fountains.