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Look for the
PURPLE
PIPE and Meter Lids!
Purple is the universal color of reuse water. The system is located from
the Airpark to the Intracoastal. As the system grows look for
PURPLE!
 The City of Pompano
Beach, pioneers in reclamation efforts in Broward County, first considered
the use of alternate sources of water as far back as 1979. The City,
along with the other southeastern communities, was facing increasing
demands on their potable water wellfields. The ensuing threat of salt
water intrusion to the eastern edge of the Biscayne Aquifer, the City’s
sole source of drinking water was likely to be affected. Several studies
were conducted, which identified the potential for the use of reclaimed
water for irrigation of the City’s green spaces, consisting of
approximately 400 acres of municipally owned Golf Course and Parks.
At the time, irrigation
for these areas came from four shallow wells in close proximity to the
City’s well field located west of Federal and east of Dixie Highways.
This withdrawal of approximately 2.5 MGD for irrigation purposes was
viewed as having a direct impact on the advancement of salt water
intrusion toward the City’s well fields. The studies indicated that the
use of reclaimed water for irrigation purposes in this area would not only
conserve that same gallon for gallon amount for potable consumption, but
might aid in both the abatement of the salt water intrusion and recharging
of the Aquifer.
In 1989, a 2.5 MGD
Reclamation Facility was constructed, completed and placed on line. The
original facility consisted of:
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Two
(2) vertical turbine filter feed pumps.
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Eight (8) Parkson Dyna Sand single media continuously backwashing upflow
filter modules.
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Control building for monitoring equipment, chemical metering pumps and
sodium hypochlorite storage for disinfection.
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Two
(2) million gallon storage tank.
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Distribution pump station to supply the demand for reclaimed water.
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Transmission mains to distribute reclaim water to the designated areas.
The City’s vision of
reclaimed water, as an alternate source did not rest there. A master plan
was developed creating a new utility that would provide a beneficial
service to the residents of Pompano Beach. Plans were initiated to expand
service to roadway medians and residential use. The master plan called
for an expansion of the Reclamation Facility. The consultant designed an
expansion to 7.5 MGD with provisions to increase to 12.5 MGD when needed.
In order to achieve these goals, construction plans commenced that called
for:
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Four (4) new vertical turbine 200 GPM filter feed pumps.
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Sixteen (16) Parkson Down Flow single media filter modules as well as a
retrofit of the existing eight (8) filter modules to the new up flow
design.
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Mechanical bar screen and conveyor press located prior to filtration.
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Filter transfer pump station to deliver filtered effluent to the
chlorine contact basin.
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Four (4) million gallon storage tank with an internal contact chamber.
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Chemical building to house sodium hypochlorite and polymer along with
associated metering pumps and inline analyzers.
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Low
pressure distribution pump station dedicated to deliver reclaimed water
for Municipal Parks, streetscapes and residential use.
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Conversion of the existing high pressure pumps system to serve the
Municipal Golf Course.
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Motor control center to house new pump controls.
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SCADA system to monitor and control plant operations. The data is
relayed to the Water Treatment Facility for monitoring.
The project was
completed in late 2002, just as the installation of Reclaim distribution
lines began in the northeastern segment of the City. Plans have been
established to grow the residential distribution service through the
eastern portion of the City before expanding westward.
South
Florida Water Management District has announced that salt water intrusion had
continued in all of the Lower East Coast Water Supply, EXCEPT in the City
of Pompano Beach. Not only had the salt water intrusion halted its
progression in Pompano, it had in fact reversed its course!
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