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 Randy Brown, Director
randolph.brown@copbfl.com
1205 NE 5 Avenue, Pompano Beach, Fl
Phone: 954.545.7043
Fax: 954.545.7046
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Instructions for Reuse Water
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Existing and Proposed Reuse Water Map
2008 Consumer Confidence Report
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 Utility
of the Year!
The FWPCOA is an organization of members who are engaged in the
production, treatment and distribution of drinking water; the
collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater; and/or the collection
and treatment of stormwater.
The members voted the City of Pompano Beach Utilities Department,
Utility of the Year for 2008. (Click
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Welcome
to the Utilities Department web site.
 Did
you ever
wonder how water gets to your faucet from the well?
Take a virtual tour of a city water system with How
Water Works:
An Interactive Tour, an
internet based animation of select How Water Works
illustrations. Rolling your mouse over numbered areas of an
illustration displays brief descriptions of the various parts of the
system. Clicking on a number displays a close-up, cutaway
illustration and detailed explanation of the technology being used.
 Did
you know? You can watch "Liquid Assets"
every day at 8:00 am on City of
Pompano Beach TV Channel 78 (Comcast Cable)? Check it out
today ...
 Saving Water in and around your home
The statistically average single-family
residence uses 16 thousand gallons per month. Individual use may vary
based on the number of people in your household, and irrigation demand.
Click here to read more about saving water in and around your home.
 The
Utilities Department has become a partner with WaterSense, a
conservation program and information clearinghouse sponsored through
the Environmental Protection Agency. This partnership will assist
the City in determining the best technologies and education
strategies to implement in reaching our goal of conserving water.
Click here to learn more about EPA WaterSense.
 Water Restrictions
Download the latest Landscape Irrigation Water Restrictions for
Residents and Businesses.
If you have any
questions about the current water restrictions call the South
Florida Water Management District hot line at 800.662.8876 or the
City of Pompano Beach Customer Service Department at 954.786.4637.
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 Lead Information
In the summer of 2008,
the Utilities Laboratory sampled for Lead and Copper and found that
all 34 homes tested were below the federal limit for lead and
copper. With 100% of the homes passing the study, the City is
currently on reduced monitoring (every three years).
If
you would like to participate in the next compliance study, and your
home was constructed between 1982 and 1986, and you have copper
pipes, please call 954.545.7004
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Award
Florida Section AWAA 2004 Water Conservation Awards
for Excellence -
American Water Works Association (AWWA) selected the City of Pompano
Beach Reuse System for the Best in Class for Reuse Efficiency for a
large utility. This award recognizes outstanding achievements in
water efficiency, water supply and resource development initiative
thought Florida.
2005 FWEA David W. York Reuse Project of the Year 5-15 MGD Award
Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA) presented this
award on April 26, 2005 at their Awards Luncheon in
Jacksonville, FL. The award is given to facilities that provide
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Reuse starts as treated wastewater that would have been discharged into
the ocean from the County wastewater plant. Past and present City
Commissions have had the foresight to invest in a Reuse treatment
facility.
Download the Annual Reuse Report and Customer Information Brochure
The Reuse
Treatment Plant takes the County’s treated wastewater plant discharge and
further treats and disinfects the water for use as irrigation water.
Hence, the water is reclaimed or reused in place of wasting drinking water
for irrigation at the city golf course, road medians and homes. For every
gallon of reuse water used, a gallon of drinking water is saved.
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Enhances water resources
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Ensures a supply of fresh drinking water
for our citizens
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Battles Saltwater intrusion into the
drinking water aquifer
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Provides a means of irrigation during
times of drought
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Cost .58 cents per 1,000 gallons vs. a minimum of 1.71-3.76 per
1,000 gallons of drinking water.
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Protects the environment
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!
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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