Drinking Water

Manatee County's Water Program

The Manatee County Water Program provides retail potable (drinking) water service to over 290,000 County and seasonal residents in unincorporated Manatee County and the cities of Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach, and Anna Maria, and wholesale service to the neighboring communities of Palmetto, Longboat Key, Bradenton, and Sarasota County. This large and complex program is responsible for the supply, security, quality, operation, and maintenance of the potable system, and the treatment of over 45 million gallons of water every day.