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Fort Lauderdale: New water plant remains on schedule; PFAS pilot set for September
Summary
City staff and project partners told the Infrastructure & Transportation Committee that construction at the new Prospect Road water treatment plant is more than halfway complete, commercial operations are targeted for September 2026, and a PFAS pilot program will begin in September to test whether the plant can meet pending federal PFAS limits.
Daniel Fisher, project manager, City of Fort Lauderdale, told the Infrastructure & Transportation Committee that construction at the new Prospect Road water treatment plant is more than halfway complete and that commercial operations remain on track for September 2026.
Fisher said the city completed designs for enabling works that were the city's responsibility and transferred them to the project company in February; he said those enabling works are expected to be finished in August 2025. “We are about more than halfway through with commercial operations scheduled either September 2026, and we're still on time,” Fisher said.
Project representatives and city staff described two near-term technical efforts the plant team is pursuing: a pilot to test removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and an OCCT (optimal corrosion control treatment) study to reduce metal releases when the new treatment is blended into the…
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