• Design and construction deadlines for alternative water supply projects in the Water Use Permit have been met to date. Some of the projects are: 
  • Reclaimed water facility for groundwater replenishment in south Miami-Dade
  • Blending wells to introduce Floridan aquifer water at the Preston-Hialeah plants in north Miami-Dade
  • Reverse-osmosis water treatment plant to be jointly owned by Hialeah and Miami-Dade
  • A one million gallon per day (MGD) reclaimed water system for Key Biscayne
  • A 7 MGD reclaimed water system to serve North Miami and North Miami Beach for irrigation purposes
  • A pilot plant to determine the feasibility of achieving the water quality requirements to rehydrate coastal wetlands
• Water use has declined from 345 MGD to about 304 MGD (11 percent reduction), due to the department’s aggressive water-use efficiency program and water use restrictions.
• The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners and the Mayor have adopted an ordinance establishing water-efficient plumbing fixture requirements more stringent than the Florida Building Code and providing for annual updates to incorporate new technologies.
• Overall, significant progress is being made across all Water Use Permit requirements, and WASD continues to work closely with the SFWMD, other regulatory agencies, and stakeholder groups to achieve the Water Use Permit objectives on time and on budget.

A copy of the Water Use Permit Compliance Highlights is available online at: http://www.miamidade.gov/wasd/wup-reports.asp.