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Hallandale Beach officials warn water and wastewater capacity could force development moratorium
Summary
City staff told commissioners the citys water and wastewater systems are near current legal and contractual limits: current drinking-water production is about 7.5 million gallons per day (MGD) against a raw-water permit of 8.29 MGD and wastewater reserve to Hollywood is roughly 1.2 MGD; conversion to membrane treatment to meet PFAS rules and infrastructure upgrades will be needed to avoid curbs on new development.
Mayor Cooper and city staff heard a technical briefing Jan. 7 that laid out a narrow window for Hallandale Beach to expand service as the city moves to comply with new PFAS rules and accommodate projected growth.
"We are currently reaching the limits of our water and wastewater capacity," City Manager Dr. Earl told the commission, arguing the issue could require a future restriction on new development if the city cannot secure more capacity or complete upgrades.
City engineers and consultants explained the supply math: the city currently uses two treatment technologies — lime softening (1950 facility; 10 MGD design) and a membrane (nanofiltration) plant built in 2007 (6 MGD design, expandable to 13 MGD). Because the citys Biscayne Aquifer raw-water permit allows 8.29 MGD of withdrawal, and treatment processes incur losses, the plants effective drinking-water production is about 7.5 MGD (roughly 3.9 MGD from the lime-softening side and 3.6 MGD from the membrane side after processing losses), staff…
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