City to replace all residential water meters

The City of Sarasota will soon begin replacing all 17,000 residential water meters citywide to improve resiliency and metering accuracy. The project will begin in March 2026 and is expected to take two years to complete.

Installation will be conducted by National Metering Services between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., with limited interruptions to water service. Advance notice of installation will be given via U.S. mail. When a customer receives their new meter, they will have the ability to view their water usage online via the City’s utility billing portal.

Increased accuracy of the new water meters may result in a slight increase or decrease in some customers’ water bills.

This $3.86 million project is included in the City’s $300 million long-term Utilities improvement master plan with the purpose of replacing aging utilities to improve resiliency and redundancy.

Visit nmsnj.com/sarasota-fl/ for more information on the water meter replacement project. Questions relating to the installation of new meters should be directed to National Metering Services at customerservice@nmsnj.com or 888-449-0009.