Sewer Services
Residential Sewer Service
Please contact the ECUA Customer Service at (850) 476-0480 to verify that ECUA sewer services are available in your area.
Guidelines for Customers Applying for Commercial Water or Sewer Services
Guidelines for funding of sewer system improvements
The ECUA is a non-profit, non-taxing agency. Rates for wastewater service are structured to cover the cost of providing services. Following are current rates, which are subject to change based on ECUA Board action.
Sewer Averaging
Your monthly sewer charges are based on the average number of gallons of water you use during the winter months. The first meter reading on or after November 1 of each year will start your averaging period, and will include two actual meter readings (one at the start of the period and one at the end), and one estimate (for billing purposes). Sewer averaging will continue through the next four months.
Mainland Sewer Service Rates
Sewer rates are calculated based on water consumption. The charge for wastewater service to customers is a minimum monthly fee of $9.35 which includes 2,000 gallons of usage (consumption). Monthly consumption in excess of 2,000 gallons is charged at the rate of $5.09 per thousand gallons. Monthly consumption for residential wastewater customers is capped at 15,000 gallons per month.
Pensacola Beach Sewer Service Rates
The single-family* residence monthly minimum and volume charges for wastewater service are:
- Minimum charge (includes up to 3,000 gallons per unit) $24.11
- Next 7,000 gallons, per unit $2.89 per thousand gallons
- Over 10,000 gallons, per unit $2.05 per thousand gallons
*Single-Family Residence on Pensacola Beach includes Townhouses, Condominiums, Condo / Hotels and Apartments
ECUA Sewer Expansion Program
There are over 30,000 septic tanks in service in southern Escambia County. Effluent from septic tanks cause public health risks in some areas and contribute to degradation of area surface waters.
Since its inception in 1997 the ECUA Sewer Expansion Program has been successful in bringing sewer service to approximately 2,357 properties where service was not previously available. To date, over 1,751 septic tanks have been abandoned as a result of existing homes connecting to new sewer systems.
Since 1997, funds in the amount of $9.1 million have been expended on sewer expansion projects. Another $8.1 million has been committed. The average cost per new connection under this program is between $6,000 and $7,000. There has been no major impact on ECUA rates as a result of the Sewer Expansion Program.
- Message from ECUA Board Chairman on Neighborhood Initiated Sewer Expansion Program
- Information sheet pertaining to ECUA's Neighborhood Initiated Sewer Expansion Program
- Petition for initiation of Neighborhood Initiated Sewer Expansion Program
- Instruction for pursuing a Neighborhood Initiated Sewer Expansion Program
- Agreement for Neighborhood Initiated Sewer Expansion Program