For billing October 1, 2026, Winter Springs’ residential 3/4-inch meter recap gives a 12,000-gallon water component of $41.94 and sewer of $127.62: $169.56 combined, before water tax and other services. Water continues accumulating charges after sewer reaches its 10,000-gallon cap. October 2026 recap
The October schedule is no longer upcoming. These are monthly service-component checks, not complete bills or a determination of which rates apply to a particular statement. Identify its service and billing period before comparing it with either dated schedule.
Preserve the prior schedule as a comparison baseline
The historical October 2025 recap lists a $9.98 water base, then $2.32 per 1,000 gallons through 10,000 and $3.36 per 1,000 for the next 5,000. Sewer is $23.23 plus $9.07 per 1,000 gallons, with usage capped at 10,000 gallons. The following rows reproduce that prior schedule, not the October 2026 recap.
| Use | Water row | Sewer row |
|---|---|---|
| 4,000 gal. | $9.98 + 4 × $2.32 = $19.26 | $23.23 + 4 × $9.07 = $59.51 |
| 8,000 gal. | $9.98 + 8 × $2.32 = $28.54 | $23.23 + 8 × $9.07 = $95.79 |
| 12,000 gal. | $9.98 + 10 × $2.32 + 2 × $3.36 = $39.90 | $23.23 + 10 × $9.07 = $113.93 |
The FY2026 budget’s rate-history table, printed page 12, independently supports those selected inputs. LSL’s former $38.18 water example used an unsupported $2.50 second-block input and understated the 12,000-gallon water component by $1.72. Neither the water base nor the sewer cap caused that error.
What changes for billing October 1, 2026?
The October 2026 recap, reread October 3, lists water base $10.48, first block $2.44 and next block $3.53. Sewer is $26.02 plus $10.16 per 1,000 gallons, still capped at 10,000. Its printed billing date is October 1, 2026; it must not be retroactively substituted into a September-period calculation.
Holding gallons and meter size unchanged gives this comparison of water plus sewer, including their bases but excluding tax and other services:
| Monthly gallons | October 2025 components | October 2026 components | Component increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,000 | $78.77 | $86.90 | $8.13 |
| 8,000 | $124.33 | $137.30 | $12.97 |
| 12,000 | $153.83 | $169.56 | $15.73 |
For 12,000 gallons under the October 2026 recap, water is $10.48 + 10 × $2.44 + 2 × $3.53 = $41.94; sewer is $26.02 + 10 × $10.16 = $127.62. Together they are $169.56. At 4,000 gallons the components are $20.24 and $66.66; at 8,000 they are $30.00 and $107.30. The increase column is not a prediction of the change in a household’s total bill.
Leave other services on their own lines
Both recaps state a 10% water utility tax, excluded here. Garbage, additional carts, stormwater, reclaimed water, irrigation, deposits, balances and adjustments are also outside these tables.
There is a source distinction worth retaining: the budget gives $28.74 garbage with January 2025 change context, while the currently posted recaps list $30.17. The October 2025 recap lists stormwater at $10 per equivalent residential unit per month; the October 2026 recap lists $15. These should not be folded into an undated “typical bill.”
Before matching a statement, identify its billing period, meter size, water quantity and sewer-billed quantity. For a disputed line, the recaps give the City customer call center as 407-327-5996. Ask which dated rate and account classification were applied. The City warns that the rate ordinance controls a discrepancy; these examples do not adjudicate one.
Reproducing the comparison
LSL read both one-page recaps and the relevant budget page on September 12, 2026. On October 3 we retrieved and visually read the complete October 2026 recap and independently repeated all three component calculations and differences. The older recap and budget retain their September source-review dates. No customer accounts or bills were examined. Higher water blocks are not modeled: one unused block differs between the older budget and recap, so these three checks must not be extrapolated into a full-range calculator. Next scheduled rate review: November 3, or earlier after an official change.
The utility calculation methods resource explains why limited service subtotals are not city-to-city price rankings.