CHA Consulting Is Helping Florida Utilities Meet Ambitious Reclaimed Water Effluent Regulations

According to South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), an average of 908 million gallons of reclaimed water (RCW) is reused in Florida every day, making Florida one of the leaders of Public Access Reuse (PAR) in the United States. But from that water success story springs new challenges, especially during rainy seasons, when the need for reclaimed water by customers for irrigation and other non-potable demands can lead to issues with oversupply and the need for storage or release.

To bring more balance to the inflows and outflows, a new Florida water regulation was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2021. SB 64 requires domestic wastewater utilities to reduce and ultimately eliminate non-beneficial surface water discharges by 2032, with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) overseeing the process.

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