Grants and financing
St. Lucie County septic and sewer help
In St. Lucie County, Florida, only the northeast corner is inside the Indian River Lagoon septic area, and help there mostly means paying over time. Fort Pierce Utilities Authority lists a single-family sewer connection at $10,395 with financing, a small lagoon grant pool may cover part of some conversions, and SHIP repair money helps lower-income owners.
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA)
FPUA is converting septic neighborhoods to low pressure sewer, where a small pump unit at each home pushes wastewater to the main. Its May 2025 price list:
| Connection | Price |
|---|---|
| Single-family home | $10,395 |
| Duplex, one combined sewer | $14,855 |
| Duplex, two separate sewers | $20,790 |
- Financing: FPUA says "financing options are available." Terms are not published; ask for them in writing.
- Grant: in February 2026 the Indian River Lagoon Council tentatively awarded FPUA over $200,000 to pay about half the conversion cost for at least 38 homes, on a reimbursement basis and subject to final approval. That is a small pool; ask early.
- Why it matters: FPUA says the St. Lucie health department will not permit a replacement septic system where FPUA low pressure sewer is available, and a new septic system would cost about $20,000.
- Expansion neighborhoods named by FPUA include Fleetwood Acres, Green Acres, Jefferson Parkway, U-Vista Court, San Lucie, Kerr and Rolyat Street, and Orange Blossom Estates.
- Contact: Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, 1701 S. 37th Street, Fort Pierce, (772) 466-1600.
Does this apply to your home?
The free address check answers in about ten seconds: inside the program area or not, septic or sewer on record, lot size and, in Brevard, a grant estimate.
North Hutchinson Island
St. Lucie County's North Hutchinson Island septic removal project covers about 530 homes in Fort Pierce Shores, Queens Cove, Coastal Cove and Coral Cove. The 2022 plan, as reported by TCPalm, combined about $8 million in state, water district and federal relief grants with an assessment of $535 to $817 a year for 20 years per owner. We could not confirm the project's current status or terms; ask St. Lucie County Public Utilities before you plan around them.
St. Lucie Village
The Town of St. Lucie Village received a $1.7 million state lagoon grant in 2023-24 for phase one of a septic to sewer project. What owners pay has not been published; ask the town.
Port St. Lucie
Most of Port St. Lucie is outside the 2030 program area, but the city's own program is the best payment plan we found in the region: a septic to sewer conversion for $8,258 (from October 1, 2025), payable at $67.90 a month at 0% interest over 10 years. The city supplies the materials and labor to connect to the pipe in the street. Port St. Lucie Utility Systems, (772) 873-6400.
The city's SHIP plan also has a water and sewer connection grant of up to $10,000 for lower-income homeowners, and repair help up to $53,500. Neighborhood Services, (772) 344-4084.
SHIP and other help
- City of Fort Pierce SHIP: emergency repair up to $10,000 (a one-time grant) and rehab up to $100,000. The plan does not name septic, but lists plumbing in emergency repair.
- St. Lucie County SHIP: reported to include septic repair or replacement and a septic to sewer category; we could not open the county's page, so call to confirm.
- Rural western St. Lucie: may qualify for USDA Section 504, though most of that area is outside the 2030 program area.
More on how SHIP works: SHIP home repair. Other ways to pay: septic financing.
Get help
We will connect you with a licensed installer who serves St. Lucie County and can quote the connection or ENR upgrade and help with any grant paperwork. Get quotes and help applying, or check your address. Every program is on the septic grants hub.
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Find out what the 2030 rule means for your home
Type your address to see if it is inside the program area, whether state records show septic or sewer, your lot size and, in Brevard, an estimate of the county grant. Free, about ten seconds.
Questions people ask
How much does FPUA charge to connect a septic home to sewer?
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority's May 2025 price list shows $10,395 for a single-family home on low pressure sewer, $14,855 for a duplex on one connection and $20,790 for a duplex with two. FPUA says financing options are available.
Is there a grant for septic to sewer in Fort Pierce?
A small one. In February 2026 the Indian River Lagoon Council tentatively awarded FPUA over $200,000 to cover about half the conversion cost for at least 38 homes, paid as reimbursement and subject to final approval. Ask FPUA whether your home can be one of them.
Is Port St. Lucie in the 2030 septic area?
Mostly not. The program area stops north of most of Port St. Lucie. The city's own septic to sewer program still offers a conversion for $8,258, payable at 0% over 10 years.
Sources
The laws, agency documents and reports this page relies on. Rules and grant amounts change; confirm with your county before you sign anything.
- Septic to sewer low pressure sewer presentation (May 7, 2025), Fort Pierce Utilities Authority
- FPUA tentatively awarded over $200,000 for septic to sewer conversions, WQCS
- Septic to sewer program fact sheet (2025), City of Port St. Lucie Utility Systems
- North Hutchinson Island septic removal project, St. Lucie County
- St. Lucie septic to sewer on North Hutchinson Island (TCPalm, May 2022), TCPalm via Yahoo News
- SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan 2025-26 to 2027-28, City of Port St. Lucie
- Local Housing Assistance Plan 2024 to 2027, City of Fort Pierce
- IRL grants, fiscal year 2023-24, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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