Recognizing a need to expand, Broward County assumed a leadership position in water reclamation and constructed a 10 million gallon per day effluent reuse system. Reclaimed water produced by the county conserves a potable water equivalent to that needed to serve a community of 90,000 people, approximately the size of Coral Springs. The County is planning to expand the system to serve a thirty million gallon per day network which would rank the program the largest in the State. Broward County, like other South Florida communities, is faced with the problem of a diminishing fresh water supply. Water restrictions are affecting the quality of life of every South Florida resident.
Water reclamation is an important component of an effective water conservation program.
The use of reclaimed water is not restricted during drought periods and it is strongly supported by the South Florida Water Management District.