Miramar presents $568 million water and wastewater master plan, asks commission to consider adoption

City staff and three consulting firms presented a 20-year water and wastewater master plan to the Miramar City Commission at a workshop, recommending roughly $568 million in capital investment over the planning horizon and asking the commission to consider adopting the plan in a future meeting.

The master plan — prepared by Brown and Caldwell, Stantec and Hazen and Sawyer in coordination with Miramar utilities staff — outlines immediate and long-term projects across four areas: water supply and treatment; water distribution and transmission; wastewater collection and transmission; and wastewater reclamation and residuals management. The presentation stressed upgrades for aging infrastructure, projects to maintain regulatory compliance and investments to increase reliability and capacity.

Francois Dumont, director of utilities, told the commission the city had not previously had a consolidated master plan and that the documents will guide capital improvement program (CIP) priorities. “This is the first time,” Dumont said of producing a consolidated water and wastewater master plan for Miramar.

Nigel Grace of Brown and Caldwell summarized supply and treatment findings and permitting outcomes. He said the city secured a 30-year water use permit that added about 3,400,000 gallons per day of allocation, shifting future growth supply toward the…