Port St. Lucie Utility Systems Connection Fees (2026)

The City of Port St. Lucie Utility Systems Department (PSLUSD) provides water and sewer at most addresses in the city, and Florida Power & Light (FPL) provides electricity. For a new single-family home with the standard 5/8″ x 3/4″ meter on a gravity sewer lot outside the city’s special assessment areas, the city’s charges add up to $12,427: $4,925 water plant capacity + $780 water line capacity + $1,320 meter installation + $70 water deposit + $3,250 wastewater plant capacity + $1,972 wastewater line capacity + $110 wastewater deposit (PSLUSD Fee Schedule, rev. April 16, 2026). That matches the all-in figure on the city’s new construction rate sheet, effective October 1, 2025 under Ordinance 25-51. The biggest local variable is location and sewer type. Inside a listed Special Assessment District (SAD) or Utility Service Area (USA) the same home pays $9,675. A low-pressure (grinder) sewer lot pays $17,271 outside those areas. For how this compares nationally, see our guide to the cost to connect to city water. The plant and line capacity pieces of that total are the city’s sewer and water reservation charges, broken out in our sewer allocation fee guide.

Official Port St. Lucie fees in one table

The city’s fee schedule lists each piece: plant and line capacity per ERC (equivalent residential connection; one house is one ERC), meter installation by meter size, and deposits. Its residential rate sheets add those pieces into single prices by area and sewer type. The bundled prices appear under other published fees so they are not counted twice. Conversion prices apply only to existing homes, and the grinder, backflow, temporary meter and permit rows mostly apply to development projects.

Worked example for a single-family home in Port St. Lucie

Assumptions: one detached house, 5/8″ x 3/4″ meter, one ERC, no separate irrigation meter. Whether a lot is inside a SAD/USA area, and whether its street has gravity or low-pressure sewer, is set by the lot, not the builder. The city’s rate sheet lists the SAD/USA areas: SAD 1 Phases 1 and 2, USA Phases 3, 4, 5, 6, 7A and 9, and the East Lake Village, Glassman, Portofino Isles, River Point (Tesoro Preserve or Ravello), Tesoro, St. Lucie Land Holdings (Veranda Gardens) and City Center SADs.

PSLUSD residential new-construction charges, 5/8″ x 3/4″ meter, effective October 1, 2025 (city rate sheet).

The arithmetic for the most common case outside the assessment areas: water is $4,925 + $780 + $1,320 + $70 = $7,095, wastewater is $3,250 + $1,972 + $110 = $5,332, and $7,095 + $5,332 = $12,427. The $180 in deposits comes back after 18 months of on-time payment, according to the city’s New Customers page, so the non-refundable part is $12,247.

A low-pressure lot costs $4,844 more than a gravity lot in both area types ($17,271 − $12,427, and $14,519 − $9,675). The city describes a low-pressure system as a 250-gallon tank, pump and float that pushes wastewater through a pressure line. The rate sheet does not break the SAD/USA figures into components. A house that needs a 1-inch meter pays $1,425 for meter installation instead of $1,320, or $105 more. Our grinder pump sewer connection guide compares this premium with other utilities.

Worked example: converting from septic to city sewer

Existing homes on septic, a well, or both pay separate conversion prices, also effective October 1, 2025. The city’s program installs a low-pressure connection: an inspection, a contracted electrician for the grinder control box, a sewer crew that runs the line and abandons the old tank, then new sod, in 4 to 6 weeks from application (program page). For the water side of a conversion, see fees and permits for leaving a private well.

PSLUSD conversion fees, 5/8″ x 3/4″ meter only (conversion rate sheet, effective 10/1/2025).

The plan carries no interest. For a septic-only conversion in a USA/SAD area: $110 deposit + 120 × $67.90 ($8,148) = $8,258, the paid-in-full price; the $45.50 recording fee is the only extra. The program page words it differently: $8,258 or 120 payments of $67.90, with the $110 deposit and $45.50 recording fee due at application, which reads as the deposit on top of $8,258. Ask the city which applies before you pay in full. Owners’ signatures on the payback agreement must be notarized.

On grants, the rate sheet says funding is limited and first-come, first-served, with up to 100% of the conversion covered for income-qualified households and up to 50% for others. The program page is newer on this point: under the heading “Grant Applications Closed,” it says the city is no longer accepting grant applications for this program, and that grants had been awarded first-come, first-served from limited funding. The 10-year interest-free payback is still offered. For how Port St. Lucie compares with assessment-based programs elsewhere, see septic-to-sewer conversion cost.

What Port St. Lucie’s fees don’t cover

On new construction, the city’s charges stop at the meter and the sewer connection. Private-side work is extra:

• Water service line from the meter to the house: $30 to $150 per foot, about $50 typical, installed including the trench (national estimate).
• Sewer lateral on private property: $50 to $250 per foot, about $100 typical, installed including the trench (national estimate). Both per-foot figures already include trenching, so don’t add a separate trench cost.
• Plumbing permit: $100 to $1,300, about $300 typical (national estimate). The city Building Department issues it, not PSLUSD.
• Electrical work for a grinder on a low-pressure lot, where the builder handles it. For conversions, the city’s program uses its contracted electrician.

The ranges come from our national benchmark set. See sewer lateral cost and water service line cost for long runs, and septic vs. sewer if the lot could stay on septic. To add private work to the official fees:

Electric service from FPL

FPL’s charges for connecting a home are small. Its tariff (Sheet No. 4.020, effective January 1, 2026) lists a $12 charge for an initial connection and $8 to connect an existing account (FPL Electric Tariff, Section 4). Temporary construction power (Sheet No. 4.030) costs $626.89 to install and remove an overhead service and meter, or $501.71 to connect to FPL’s direct-buried underground facilities. It is paid in advance and is non-refundable. FPL sets security deposits from estimated billing rather than a fixed amount. For private-side costs, see cost to run power to a property.

When you pay Port St. Lucie connection fees

• New construction: to start service, bring the address, a copy of the plot plan or survey, and payment of the worksheet amount (cash, check or card).
• Conversions: book an appointment with the Connection Support Office at City Hall, or ask for the paperwork by mail, then pay in full or pay the deposit plus the $45.50 recording fee.
• Deposits ($70 water, $110 wastewater) are refunded after 18 months of satisfactory payment. The New Customers page lists $70 for water only and $180 for water and sewer. The city’s project estimating worksheet shows $150 for a 5/8″ x 3/4″ sewer deposit, but the residential totals use $110.
• Who installs: the city sets the meter; on conversions its crews and contractors run the line and abandon the tank. On a new build, the private water line and lateral are the builder’s work.

Port St. Lucie fee changes to watch

The current prices took effect October 1, 2025, under Ordinance 25-51, approved September 22, 2025. The itemized fee schedule was revised April 16, 2026 and gives no separate effective date, but its capacity, line and meter charges still add up to the October 2025 residential totals. The current sheets took effect at the start of the city’s October fiscal year, so check for a newer sheet each fall. We did not find a newer residential rate sheet on September 24, 2026, so confirm the rates in force on your application date.

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Official documents behind the Port St. Lucie figures

• PSLUSD Fee Schedule (PSLUSD No. 85-100, rev. April 16, 2026), City of Port St. Lucie Utility Systems Department. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• Guidelines for Estimating Project Fees (PSLUSD No. 85-100B, rev. April 16, 2026), City of Port St. Lucie. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• New Construction Rates, effective October 1, 2025 (Ordinance 25-51), City of Port St. Lucie. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• Water & Sewer Conversion Rates, effective October 1, 2025 (Ordinance 25-51), City of Port St. Lucie. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• New Customers and Septic to Sewer Conversion Program pages, City of Port St. Lucie. Checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Electric Tariff, Section 4 (Sheets 4.020 and 4.030, effective January 1, 2026), Florida Power & Light Company. Checked Sep 24, 2026.
• National cost estimates: Utility Cost Guide benchmark methodology.