Englewood Water District

What Englewood Water District does

Englewood Water District is a political subdivision of the State of Florida, established under Chapter 2004-439 Laws of Florida, that provides water and wastewater services to approximately 18,421 metered connections across a 44.5-square-mile service area spanning Southern Sarasota County and Western Charlotte County. The district operates a dual raw-water supply of four freshwater wellfields (58 wells, permitted at 1.25 MGD) and two brackish wellfields (4.25 MGD capacity), feeding a Lime Softening Plant (3.0 MGD, commissioned 1961) and a Reverse Osmosis Plant (3.0 MGD, commissioned 1981) for potable production. Distribution infrastructure spans 357+ miles of water lines, 2,936 valves, and 1,077 fire hydrants. Wastewater is collected through 110 miles of gravity lines, 79 lift stations, and 126.2 miles of vacuum collection lines, and treated at the 3.4 MGD Paul J. Phillips Water Reclamation Facility (dedicated 2005), which produces reclaimed water meeting EPA primary drinking water standards for public access reuse and supports 100% biosolids recycling.

The district's revenue model is a regulated utility construct: monthly base facility charges for water and sewer service availability plus usage-based volumetric charges billed monthly, with reclaimed water sold on a usage basis to commercial customers including four golf courses (Lemon Bay, Myakka Pines, Boca Royale, Oyster Creek), schools, parks, and residential communities. The G.B. Fehmerling Laboratory, one of the few small Florida laboratories certified for lead and copper testing, performs more than 22,000 tests per year. Customer segments are horizontal — residential, commercial, and institutional — with no traditional outbound sales motion; customer acquisition is automatic within district boundaries. A Board of Supervisors (five elected members, 4-year terms) provides governance, and the August 2025 rate adjustment effective October 1, 2025 represents the most recent commercial/monetary action. Technology integrations are conventional SaaS (CodeRED for emergency notifications, Formstack for forms, ArcGIS for maps, ADP for payroll, DemandStar for procurement, GovDeals for surplus sales, UserWay for accessibility) with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Englewood Water District

Legal name

Englewood Water District

Website

https://englewoodwater.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Englewood Water District is a Florida political subdivision providing water and wastewater services to approximately 18,421 metered connections across 44.5 square miles in Southern Sarasota and Western Charlotte counties through owned treatment, distribution, and reclamation infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Water Service Charges: Monthly base facility charge for having water service available to property plus usage-based charges for water consumed. SF Flat Rate Water Base and WA Water Base charges cover fixed costs of service availability.
2. Sewer Service Charges: Monthly base facility charge for sewer service availability plus sewer charges based on usage. SF Flat Rate Sewer Base and SW Base Charge cover fixed costs. SW Sewer Charge applies to sewage collected.
3. Reclaimed Water Sales: Sale of reclaimed water from Water Reclamation Facility to commercial customers including golf courses (Lemon Bay Golf Club, Myakka Pines Golf Club, Boca Royale Golf Club, Oyster Creek Golf Course), schools, parks, and residential customers for irrigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Englewood Water District provides potable water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and reclamation, and reclaimed water irrigation services to residential, commercial, and institutional customers across a 44.5 square mile service area in Southern Sarasota County and Western Charlotte County, Florida. The district operates lime softening and reverse osmosis treatment plants, a water reclamation facility, well fields, distribution and collection networks, and a certified laboratory.

Product overview

Englewood Water District operates as a political subdivision of the State of Florida providing water and wastewater services to approximately 44.5 square miles in Southern Sarasota County and Western Charlotte County. The utility operates a dual water treatment system combining a Lime Softening Plant (3.0 MGD) and a Reverse Osmosis Plant (3.0 MGD), fed by four freshwater wellfields and two brackish water wellfields. For wastewater, the district operates the Paul J. Phillips Water Reclamation Facility (3.4 MGD) with a full reclamation system that recycles 100% of biosolids and reclaimed water. Supporting infrastructure includes the G.B. Fehmerling laboratory (certified for lead/copper testing), a distribution network of 357+ miles of water lines, 110 miles of sewer gravity lines, and 126+ miles of vacuum collection lines. Customer-facing services include online account management, CodeRED emergency notifications, backflow prevention programs, and e-forms for various requests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Potable Water Treatment and Distribution

Quantifiable outcome

• 75 gallons per capita per day water usage (2023)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OnSolve (CodeRED)coreTechnology or IntegrationEnglewood Water District has contracted with OnSolve to license the CodeRED high-speed notification solution. The system provides the district with the ability to quickly deliver geographically targeted emergency notifications to residents and businesses within the service area for water main breaks, boil water notices, planned service interruptions, and storm-related alerts.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Toho Water Authority: Florida-based water and wastewater utility serving Osceola County and parts of Polk and Orange counties. Toho is the most direct operational peer — a special-purpose political subdivision providing potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed water services to residential and commercial customers across a multi-county footprint.

Broad incumbents

• California Water Service Group: Investor-owned water utility serving California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. Comparable as a regulated water-only utility facing similar environmental supply constraints and capex-heavy infrastructure renewal cycles.
• American Water Works Company: Largest publicly traded US water and wastewater utility. Operates regulated water and wastewater systems across multiple states including Florida — providing a scaled benchmark for utility operating metrics, rate structures, and capital deployment.
• Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America): Diversified water and natural gas utility serving customers across multiple states. Provides a comparable public-market benchmark for regulated water utility economics, even though most of its territory lies outside Florida.
• Middlesex Water Company: Investor-owned water and wastewater utility in the Mid-Atlantic and Delaware. Provides a peer benchmark for mid-sized regulated water utility unit economics, customer concentration, and capital allocation discipline.

Regional players

• Charlotte County Utilities: County-run water and wastewater utility serving the same Western Charlotte County region where Englewood Water District operates. Strong geographic overlap in service territory and customer base, including shared exposure to regional water management decisions from the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
• Collier County Public Utilities: County-operated water and wastewater utility in Southwest Florida serving similar residential and commercial customers. Comparable scale and operational profile as a municipal utility in water-stressed Florida.
• Lee County Utilities: Southwest Florida municipal utility serving Lee County with water, wastewater, and reclaimed water services. Comparable scale, regulatory environment, and exposure to Southwest Florida water management dynamics.
• Sarasota County Utilities: County-operated water and wastewater utility serving the same Southern Sarasota County region as Englewood Water District. Comparable customer base, regulatory environment, and infrastructure mix including reclaimed water programs.

Others

• Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority: Regional water supply authority providing wholesale potable water to member counties including Charlotte and Sarasota. Not a direct retail competitor but a critical upstream supplier and infrastructure partner with overlapping jurisdictional concerns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Englewood-Water-District-219255864759585

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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