Cocoa Beach Utilities

The City of Cocoa Beach runs sewer, reclaimed water, garbage pick-up and stormwater, while drinking water comes from the City of Cocoa (Cocoa Beach Utilities page).

This section of Digital Towns covers those utility services for addresses inside Cocoa Beach city limits. The split between two cities is the first thing to know: the City of Cocoa delivers and bills the drinking water, and the Cocoa Beach Utilities page sends customers to the City of Cocoa website to pay that bill (Cocoa Beach Utilities page). Electricity is set up with Florida Power and Light, homes on natural gas use Florida City Gas, and Waste Management collects garbage, recycling and yard waste under the city's contract (Cocoa Beach Establishing Residency page, Cocoa Beach Yard and Bulk Waste page).

An address just outside Cocoa Beach is a different case. The city asks newcomers to look the address up on the Brevard County Property Appraiser site, bcpao.us, because being in the city or in the county changes trash pickup, utilities and parking passes (Cocoa Beach Establishing Residency page).

One call to the City of Cocoa at 321-433-8400 opens water service, and the city says reclaimed water and sewer sign-up is completed as part of that same water sign-up (Cocoa Beach Establishing Residency page).

The Cocoa Beach residency page lists what the City of Cocoa needs: a deposit and a copy of a driver's license. Trash and recycling bins are requested from Waste Management at 1-866-724-2989 (Cocoa Beach Establishing Residency page). Deposits on the Cocoa Beach side are posted on the Water Reclamation Fees page: $60 for sewer inside the city service area or $80 in the county service area, $20 for reuse, $25 for garbage and $10 for stormwater (Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation Fees).

Two City of Cocoa numbers appear on Cocoa Beach pages. The residency page gives 321-433-8400 for water service, while the yard waste page says the Waste Management account number printed on the City of Cocoa water, sewer and trash bill can also be had by calling the City of Cocoa at 321-433-8800 (Cocoa Beach Yard and Bulk Waste page). The yard waste page calls that statement the City of Cocoa Water, Sewer, and Trash Bill (Cocoa Beach Yard and Bulk Waste page).

Cocoa Beach tap water comes from the City of Cocoa's regional system, whose well field, Taylor Creek Reservoir and two treatment plants sit in east Orange County (City of Cocoa Drinking Water page).

The City of Cocoa says it serves its own 20,000 residents plus 278,000 residents in Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral, Rockledge, Merritt Island, Canaveral Groves, Patrick Air Force Base and much of unincorporated central Brevard County, an area of about 268 square miles. The Wewahootee and Claude H. Dyal water treatment plants, the aquifer storage and recovery wells and the reservoir are in east Orange County, and the pipes, storage and pumping that bring water to Cocoa Beach are in central Brevard (City of Cocoa Drinking Water page).

The figures on the City of Cocoa page are dated: it gives about 8.2 billion gallons processed a year, summer peaks of 27.1 million gallons per day, an average daily flow of 20.3 million gallons in 2020, and more than 85,000 meters connected in 2020 (City of Cocoa Drinking Water page).

The sewer table on the Cocoa Beach fee page is labeled October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, with a $41.00 monthly minimum for a home inside city limits, so the current rate needs confirming with Water Reclamation (Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation Fees).

Under that posted table, the first 3,000 gallons a month cost $41.00 for a residence inside Cocoa Beach and $51.22 outside the city, and that first tier is also the minimum charge. Each additional 1,000 gallons costs $11.46 inside the city up to 5,000 gallons and $13.51 above that. New sewer connections cost $2200 per unit inside the city for a single family home, condo or multi-dwelling unit, and the page offers a sewer credit application for water that is billed but never enters the sewer (Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation Fees).

The Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation Facility treats wastewater for about 4,400 customers, a list that includes Port Canaveral and Patrick Air Force Base as well as the city, and its department office is at 1600 Minutemen Causeway. It converted to Advanced Wastewater Treatment in response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements to reduce nutrient discharges into the Banana River, and the city says over 90% of its treated wastewater is reused (Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation page). The facility offers tours scheduled by email or at 321-868-3243 (Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation page).

Cocoa Beach reclaimed irrigation water normally flows 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but during restrictions watering is limited to Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from midnight to 10 AM (Cocoa Beach Reclaimed Water page).

The City of Cocoa Beach says it operates the largest reclaimed water system in Brevard County, piping treated water back to homes, businesses and city green spaces for sprinklers, and that the water meets Department of Environmental Protection quality standards. The city also cites studies finding reuse customers save about 2,000 gallons of potable water a month. Current status and alerts are posted at the top of the reclaimed water page, and the reuse hotline is 321-868-3277 (Cocoa Beach Reclaimed Water page).

Connecting costs $200 for a single family unit on a 1 inch line, while multi-unit or commercial service pays $360 for a 1.5 inch line or $540 for a 2 inch line, and the monthly reuse charge is $15.53 (Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation Fees). The two Cocoa Beach pages describe the lagoon benefit differently: the reclaimed water page says the system eliminates discharges into the Indian River Lagoon (Cocoa Beach Reclaimed Water page), while the Water Reclamation page says the storage well helps minimize cleaned wastewater discharged into the Banana River Lagoon (Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation page).

Cocoa Beach is split into four Waste Management zones, each with garbage twice a week and one recycling day and one yard waste day, as the table shows (Cocoa Beach Trash Pick-Up Schedule, Cocoa Beach Yard and Bulk Waste page).

Since January 1, 2022, small yard waste such as palm fronds and branches must go in the Cocoa Beach yard waste cart or it may be tagged and left. A loose pile of 3 cubic yards or more goes on a separate truck every other week, and furniture or large boxes need a scheduled bulk pickup with fees by size; both are booked with Waste Management at 321-636-6894 or 1-866-724-2989 (Cocoa Beach Yard and Bulk Waste page). Pickup is skipped and moved to the next scheduled day on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and trash service questions go to Cocoa Beach Public Works at 321-868-3219 (Cocoa Beach Trash Pick-Up Schedule).

Since October 1, 2025 a single family home in Cocoa Beach pays a flat stormwater fee of $19.66, and multi-family property pays $9.83 per unit (Cocoa Beach Stormwater Fees).

Commercial property in Cocoa Beach is billed on impervious area, surfaces such as asphalt, concrete and buildings that do not absorb runoff; the page words the commercial rate as 2900 square feet multiplied by $19.66, and refers to the city Code of Ordinances for the definition of the fee. The Stormwater Department is at 1600 Minutemen Causeway, 321-868-3243, Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (Cocoa Beach Stormwater Fees).

For other questions: the Cocoa Beach hurricane and visitor emergency prep guide covers what happens to City of Cocoa water and the Cocoa Beach sewer system during a storm. Addresses outside city limits are covered by the Brevard County water and sewer guide and the Brevard County unincorporated curbside trash guide, and paint, chemicals and other hazardous items by the Brevard County household hazardous waste and recycling guide. The Cocoa Beach place guide gives the city's overall profile.

Last verified: October 21, 2026, by reading the Cocoa Beach utilities, residency, water reclamation, reclaimed water, fee, stormwater, trash and yard waste pages and the City of Cocoa drinking water page for this utilities overview.