Early Connection Credit
If the following requirements are met, the county may credit property owners up to $1,000 per connection based on on-lot costs associated with abandoning the septic system and installing a pipe to connect the house drain to the central sewer system. Within 90 days of service becoming available to the property regardless of notification, the homeowner must have completed the following:, 
  1. Applied for sewer service. 
  2. Met the utility security deposit requirements. 
  3. Provided an original invoice from a Florida licensed plumber for the on-lot work and/or submit original receipts for materials if the homeowner performs part of the work. Photocopies of invoices or receipts will not be accepted. Labor by the homeowner is not reimbursable, only material costs.
  4. Provided proof that the property has passed the plumbing and septic tank abandoment inspections by Planning and Development Services and the Department of Health, respectively.
If the property owner has made all reasonable efforts to connect the property to the county system within the 90-day period but, through circumstances beyond the property owner's control, connection cannot be made within that 90-day period, the property owner may contact County Utilities to request an extension, not to exceed 45 days.
If you owe any money to Sarasota County Utilities for any previously existing utility account, that amount will be subtracted from the credit amount.

For properties sold within the 365 mandatory connection notice period, the new property owner will be given the same early hookup credit if the above requirements are completed within 90 days of closing. (Resolution 2006-125)

Credit for Septic System Repair or Replacement

The county will credit your utility account if you have had septic system repairs permitted by the Health Department within the last 10 years that cost $1,000 or more, and you can provide the county with proof of payment for the work. The maximum credit is based on when the repair or replacement cost was incurred and cannot exceed $1,560.

If approved, this credit would first be subject to any monies due Sarasota County Environmental Services (including capacity fee liens) and the balance would appear as a credit on your first utility bill following approval.

In no event shall the credit exceed the costs of the repair or replacement.

 

Note: The incentive and credit will be applied to one septic system per single-family residence. Information is subject to change.