Miami Shores Water Supply Facilities Plan Update____________________________________________________________________________
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Water Supply Facilities Work Plan Update
Miami Shores
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
WORK PLAN UPDATE
2020-2040
First Reading
DRAFT
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Village Council
Sandra Harris, Mayor
Daniel Marinberg, Vice Mayor
Alice Burch, Councilmember
Katia Saint Fleur, Councilmember
Crystal Wagar, Councilmember
Village Staff
Tom Benton, Village Manager
Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney
Ysabely Rodriguez, Village Clerk
Prepared By:
The Corradino Group
4055 NW 97 Avenue
Miami, FL 33178
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………. 4
1.1 STATUTORY HISTORY………………………………………………………… 5
1.2 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS………………………………………………… 5
2.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION…………………………………………………. 7
2.1 OVERVIEW…………………………………………………………………….. 7
2.2 RELEVANT REGIONAL ISSUES………………………………………………... 8
3.0 DATA AND ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………….. 10
3.1 POPULATION INFORMATION………………………………………………….. 10
3.2 MAPS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AREAS SERVED………………………….. 11
3.3 POTABLE WATER LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD…………………………… 11
3.4 POPULATION & POTABLE WATER DEMAND PROJECTIONS FOR THE VILLAGE. 12
3.5 WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION PROVIDED BY VILLAGE…………………………. 13
3.6 WATER SUPPLY PROVIDED BY MDWASD………………….………………………… 13
3.7 CONSERVATION…………………………………………………………………………… 14
3.7.1 County-wide Efforts………………………………………………………………… 15
3.7.2 Village Specific Actions, Programs, Regulations, or Opportunities………….. 16
3.7.3 MDWASD Specific Regulations…….……………………………………………. 17
4.0 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION……………………………….…….. 18
5.0 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS…………………………………………….…………. 19
6.0 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES……………………………………….…. 19
FIGURES
1. LOCATION MAP……………………………………………..…………………....... 45
2. SERVICE PROVIDERS MAP…………………………….….…………………….. 46
3. WELLFIELD MAP…………………………………………….……………………… 47
APPENDIX A
MDWASD Capital Improvements
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THIS DOCUMENT IS BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE WORK PLAN BY ADOPTION
INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS A SUB-ELEMENT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE
ELEMENT.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Miami Shores Village (Village) acknowledges the importance of water conservation and reuse
and has included policies in its Comprehensive Plan in order to assist in implementing related
strategies. The Village also recognizes that in order to maintain a proactive water conservation
program there must be an effective coordination program with the City of North Miami and
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD) to ensure the success of the
program. In addition, the Village maintains an excellent working relationship with North Miami
and MDWASD as a retail customer to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and
guidelines. As a retail customer, the Village residents buy their water directly from the City of
North Miami and MDWASD at a determined rate. Under this arrangement, the Village’s Public
Services Department coordinates with WASD to ensure that enough capacity is available for
existing and future customers and supporting infrastructure (e.g. adequately maintaining water
lines).
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department and the City of North Miami provide and
maintain potable water facilities at local, state, and federal standards within Miami Shores
Village. Water lines in Miami Shores are owned and operated by the Miami-Dade County
Water and Sewer Department and the City of North Miami and potable water service is
provided directly to the residents of Miami Shores by those entities. This Work Plan is based on
the best available data as required by Section 163.3177(1)(f),. Florida Statutes (F.S.), and found
in the Draft Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD) 10-Year Water Supply
Facilities Work Plan, dated October 2020, and the Draft City of North Miami Water Supply
Facilities Work Plan Update 2019-20335, dated September 2020.
The Village’s Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (Work Plan) was adopted as a Sub-Element in
the Infrastructure Element of the Village’s Comprehensive Plan (Objective 10, Policy 10.4).
Update (hereinafter the Work Plan) will reference the initiatives already identified in the
Miami-Dade County’s 10-year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan Update, and will include
updated population and water demand projections, and proposed initiatives in the County’s
2020 Update of the Work Plan, since the Village is a retail customer. According to state
guidelines, the Work Plan and the Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) elements must address the
development of traditional and alternative water supplies, bulk sales agreements and
conservation and reuse programs that are necessary to serve existing and new development for
at least a 10-year planning period.
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The purpose of the Village’s Water Supply Facilities Work Plan is to identify and plan for the
water supply sources and facilities needed to serve existing and new development within the
local government’s jurisdiction. This Work Plan will be adopted with a 10-year planning horizon
to be consistent with both the Miami-Dade County and South Florida Water Management
District Water Facilities Work Plans. Chapter 163, Part II, F.S., requires local governments to
prepare and adopt Water Supply Work Plans into their comprehensive plans within 18 months
after the water management district approves a regional water supply plan or its update.
Updates to the original Work Plan are required every five years. The Village is located in the
South Florida Water Management District region in southeast Florida. The 2018 Lower East
Coast Water Supply Plan Update (LEC) was approved by the South Florida Water Management
District (SFWMD) on November of 2018. Therefore, local governments within the South Florida
Water Management District Lower East Coast jurisdiction should amend their comprehensive
plans by adopting a Work Plan or Update by May 2020. However, due to delays caused by
Covid-19, submittal extensions have been granted by the SFWMD. As stated previously,
MDWASD and North Miami provide retail potable water service to its customers in the Village.
The Village’s Work Plan is divided into six sections:
Section 1 – Introduction
Section 2 – Background Information
Section 3 – Data and Analysis
Section 4 – Intergovernmental Coordination
Section 5 -- Capital Improvement Elements
Section 6 – Goals, Objectives, Policies
1.1 Statutory History
The Florida Legislature has enacted bills in the 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016
sessions to address the state’s water supply needs. These bills, especially Senate Bills 360 and
444 (2005 legislative session), significantly changed Chapter 163 and 373 Florida Statutes (F.S.)
by strengthening the statutory links between the regional water supply plans prepared by the
water management districts and the comprehensive plans prepared by local governments. In
addition, these bills established the basis for improving coordination between the local land use
planning and water supply planning.
1.2 Statutory Requirements
Miami Shores Village (Village) has considered the following statutory provisions when updating
the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (Work Plan):
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1. Coordinate appropriate aspects of its comprehensive plan with the South Florida Water
Management District’s Regional Water Supply Plan, [163.3177(6)(a), F.S.].
2. Ensure that its future land use plan is based upon availability of adequate water supplies
and public facilities and services [s.163.3177(6)(a), F.S. Data and analysis demonstrating
that adequate water supplies and associated public facilities will be available to meet
projected growth demands must accompany all proposed Future Land Use Map
amendments submitted for review.
3. Ensure that adequate water supplies and facilities are available to serve new
development no later than the issuance by the local government of a certificate of
occupancy or its functional equivalent [s.163.3180 (2)(a), F.S.].
4. For local governments subject to a regional water supply plan, revise the General
Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, and Natural Groundwater Aquifer
Recharge Element (the “Infrastructure Element”), within 18 months after the water
management district approves an updated regional water supply plan, to:
a. Identify and incorporate the alternative water supply project(s) selected by the
local government from projects identified in the updated SFWMD Regional
Water Supply Plan or the alternative project(s) proposed by the local
government under s. 373.709(8)(b), F.S. [s. 163.3177(6)(c), F.S.];
b. Identify the traditional and alternative water supply projects, and the
conservation and reuse programs necessary to meet water needs identified in
the SFWMD Regional Water Supply Plan [s. 163.3177(6)(c), F.S.]; and,
c. Update the Work Plan for at least a 10-year planning period for constructing the
public, private, and regional water supply facilities identified in the element as
necessary to serve existing and new development. [s. 163.3177(6)(c), F.S.].
5. Revise the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements to include water supply, reuse,
and conservation projects and programs to be implemented during the five-year period
[s. 163.3177(3)(a)4, F.S.].
6. To the extent necessary to maintain internal consistency after making changes
described in Paragraph 1 through 5 above, revise the Conservation Element to assess
projected water needs and sources for at least a 10-year planning period, considering
the SFWMD Regional Water Supply Plan, the applicable District Water Management
Plan, as well as applicable consumptive use permit(s). [s.163.3177 (6)(d), F.S.]. The plan
must address the water supply sources necessary to meet and achieve the existing and
projected water use and demand for the established planning period, considering the
SFWMD Regional Water Supply Plan [s.163.3167(9), F.S.].
7. To the extent necessary to maintain internal consistency after making changes
described in Paragraphs 1 through 5 above, revise the Intergovernmental Coordination
Element to ensure coordination of the comprehensive plan with the SFWMD Regional
Water Supply Plan [s.163.3177(6)(h)1., F.S.].
8. Local governments are required to comprehensively evaluate and update the
Comprehensive Plan to reflect changes in local conditions every seven years. The
evaluation could address the local government’s need to update their Work Plan,
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including the development of alternative water supplies, and determine whether the
identified alternate water supply projects, traditional water supply projects, and
conservation and reuse programs are meeting local water use demands [s.163.3181(3),
F.S.].
9. Local governments may be exempt from updating their Work Plan if they meet certain
criteria. A local government that does not own, operate, or maintain its own water
supply facilities and is served by a public water supply entity with a permitted allocation
of 300 million gallons per day or greater is not required to amend its Comprehensive
Plan when an RWSP is updated if the local government uses less than 1 percent of the
public water supply entity’s total permitted allocation. However, the local government
must cooperate with the public water supply entity that provides service within its
jurisdiction and must keep the Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water,
and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge element up to date, pursuant to Section
163.3191, F.S. A local government should contact the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity (DEO) to verify its qualifications for the exemption [Section
163.3177(6)(c)4., F.S.].
2.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
2.1 Overview
The intent of this section is to provide an overview of the Village including information on land
use and population.
Miami Shores Village does not provide potable water to the residents of Miami Shores Village.
Potable water is supplied to the majority of the residents of Miami Shores Village by the Miami-
Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) from the Hialeah-Preston Water Treatment Plant
located in Hialeah, and for a small portion of the Village by the City of North Miami, from the City’s
water treatment plant, through service agreements entered into directly with the residents of
Miami Shores Village. WASD and the City of North Miami own the water lines within the Miami
Shores Village rights-of-way that deliver potable water to the residents. WASD and the City of North
Miami will continue to provide potable water to the residents of Miami Shores Village during the
period of this plan and beyond.
As water suppliers to the residents of Miami Shores Village, the Miami Dade and Sewer
Department, 20-year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (2014-2033), dated November 2014, and
the City of North Miami Water Supply Facilities Work Plan and as amended are recognized as the
effective plans for potable water supply to Miami Shores Village.
Work Plan updates can be combined with other Comprehensive Plan amendments such as
map revisions, evaluation and appraisal review changes, and non-related text modifications.
The Comprehensive Plan amendment normally will go through the DEO’s Expedited State
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Review Process, unless combined with an amendment that must be processed under the
State Coordinated Review Process.
Miami Shores Village has reviewed the data and analyses that support the Work Plan to
determine what aspects require updating. Changes since the Work Plan was adopted (e.g.,
water supplier, service area, planned facilities, water suppliers, water users, level of service
standards) are included in the Work Plan. Miami Shores Village adopted the Water Supply
Facilities Work Plan as a Sub-Element to the Infrastructure Element of their Comprehensive
Plan.
Miami Shores Village was incorporated in 1932. The Village covers a 3.78 square mile area. The
Village is bordered by Biscayne Park to the north, El Portal to the south and Unincorporated
Miami-Dade County to the west, north, and northwest.
The Miami Shores Village Council is comprised of five elected officials. The Council members are
elected to at-large seats throughout the Village. The Village Charter stipulates that the two
individuals receiving the highest number of votes are elected to four-year terms. The
individual(s) receiving the next highest number of votes is elected to a two-year term. The
position of Mayor is selected by the Council at its inaugural meeting. Historically, the individual
receiving the highest number of votes is selected to serve as the Mayor and holds this position
for two years of the four-year term. At the conclusion of their term as Mayor, the individual
retains a seat on the Council as a "regular" Council member for the next two years. Each Council
Member is a voting member of the Council, with the Mayor serving as the Chair.
Miami Shores Village is substantially built-out. The Village’s current population is approximately
12,169 (2020 Miami-Dade County WASD estimate), with future development potential and
population growth limited by the scarcity of vacant and developable land. The vast majority of
the Village is served by public water lines. The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department and
North Miami are responsible for water supply, treatment, and transmission. After review of
County records, it has been determined they are incomplete with respect to self-supply
systems. The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department is responsible for water supply,
treatment, and transmission. New development and redevelopment are not expected to
significantly increase needs for water service. There are no classified prime groundwater
recharge areas within Miami Shores Village.
Miami Shores Village is a small municipality in the middle of a major metropolitan area. A great
majority of the Village is encompassed by single-family homes and commercial shopping areas
along US-1. Future population estimates are based on the MDWASD population estimates for
Retail Customers by municipality. As stated above the current population of the Village is
12,169 increasing to 12,408 in 2025; 12,646 in 2030; 12,885 in 2035, and 13,123 in 2040.
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All potable water for Miami Shores is supplied by the Hialeah-Preston Water Treatment Plant
located in Hialeah. The plant has a design capacity of 235 million gallons per day (MGD) and utilizes
a lime softening treatment process. Demand attributable to Miami Shores is estimated at .99
million gallons per day, based on the 2020 population estimate of 12,169 and per capita water use
of 81.62 gallons per capita per day.
Table 1
Population
2020 2025 2030 2035 2040
NM Water by WASD 334 338 341 345 349
WASD 11,835 12,070 12,305 12,540 12,774
Total Population 12,169 12,408 12,646 12,885 13,123
Miami Shores Population 12,169 12,408 12,646 12,885 13,123
Per Capita (gallons per day finished
water) 81.62 81.62 81.62 81.62
81.62
MGD MGD MGD MGD MGD
Potable Water Demands (daily
average annual) – Miami Shores
Village
.99 1.01 1.03 1.05
1.07
2.2 Relevant Regional Issues
Regional issues that affect the Village include minimizing pressure on the Everglades and
Biscayne Bay ecosystems and Biscayne and Floridian Aquifers. To that end, the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is providing the foundation for one of the largest ecosystem
restoration projects in the world. The SFWMD and the US Army Corps of Engineers have
partnered in order to restore, protect and preserve the water resources of central and southern
Florida, including the Everglades. Various projects under CERP help ensure the proper quantity,
quality, timing, and distribution of waters to the Everglades and all of South Florida. The goal of
CERP is to capture fresh water that now flows unused to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of
Mexico and redirect it to areas that need it most.
While the Village is not responsible for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, it is
supportive of the regional water conservation efforts related to this regional rehydration of the
Florida Everglades. The Village is also supportive of mandating yard water restrictions that
have been directed by the South Florida Regional Water Management District. There are no
water conservation projects identified in the Village’s Capital Improvement Plan.
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Recently, the SFWMD’s priorities have focused on creating Water Reservation rules to facilitate
construction of CERP project components. The Village is in support of CERP and other
restoration projects in the LEC area that support the Northern/Southern Everglades 20-year
commitment to Everglades restoration, including the C-111 South Dade, C-111 Spreader,
Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetland BBCW L-31 East Floway, BBCW Deering Estate, BBCW Cutler
Wetlands projects.
The South Florida Water Management District is the state agency responsible for water supply
in the Lower East Coast planning area which includes the jurisdictional boundaries of Palmetto
Bay. SFWMD plays a pivotal role in resource protection, through criteria used for Consumptive
Use Permitting. As pressure increased on the Everglades ecosystem resource, the Governing
Board initiated rulemaking to limit increased allocations dependent on the Everglades system.
As a result, the Regional Water Availability Rule was adopted by the Governing Board on
February 15, 2007 as part of the SFWMD’s water use permit program. This reduced reliance on
the regional system for future water supply needs, mandates the development of alternative
water supplies, and increasing conservation and reuse.
Even with an ever-increasing population, withdrawals from the Aquifers will be limited, greater
conservation will be required to reduce per capita use; and, reclaimed water must continue to
be an important alternative water source per the Ocean Outfall Program. The Village does not
have any domestic wastewater facilities which discharge to the ocean. The Village supports
Miami-Dade County efforts in reducing wastewater outflows and providing for reuse.
The Lower East Coast’s 2018 Plan Update notes that a number of utilities have diversified their
water supplies, including treatment and storage technologies, and water conservation
programs. These alternatives include constructing brackish Floridian aquifer wells and reverse
osmosis treatment plants, reclaimed water treatment and distribution facilities, and aquifer
storage and recovery systems.
From 2013 to 2018, the SFWMD provided more than $3 million in alternative water supply
funding for 11 projects in the LEC Planning Area. Funded projects created 9.25 million gallons
per day (mgd) of new reclaimed water capacity and 4.19 mgd of additional reclaimed water
distribution or storage in the LEC Planning Area.
The 2018 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Update water supply issues are as follows:
1. Fresh surface water and groundwater are limited; further withdrawals could have impacts
on the regional system, wetlands, existing legal uses, and saltwater intrusion. As a result,
additional alternative water supplies need to be developed.
2. Surface water allocations from Lake Okeechobee and the Water Conservation Areas are
limited in accordance with the Lake Okeechobee Service Area RAA criteria.
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3. Construction of additional storage systems (e.g., reservoirs, aquifer storage and recovery
systems) to capture wet season flow volumes will be necessary to increase water availability
during dry conditions and attenuate damaging peak flow events from Lake Okeechobee.
4. Expanded use of reclaimed water is necessary to meet future water supply demands and
the Ocean Outfall Law.
5. Expanded use of brackish groundwater from the Floridan aquifer system requires careful
planning and wellfield management to prevent undesirable changes in water quality.
3.0 DATA AND ANALYSIS
The intent of the data and analysis section of the Work Plan is to describe the information that
local governments need to provide to state planning and regulatory agencies as part of their
proposed comprehensive plan amendments, particularly those that would change the Future
Land Use Map (FLUM) to increase density and/or intensity. Additionally, population projections
should be reviewed for consistency between the County and the South Florida Water
Management District’s Water Supply Plan.
3.1 Population Information
The Village’s existing and future population figures were derived from the MDWASD Retail
Customers estimate 2015 Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZ) revised population projections.
Below is a comparison in tabular format. As stated previously, for the purpose of water supply
planning the LEC projections will be utilized. The LEC Planning Area has one of the fastest
growing populations in the country. The area’s permanent population is projected to reach 7.5
million people by 2040, a 25% increase from the 2016 estimate. As shown in Table 1, the
MDWASD Service Area population as of 2020 is 2.4 million with a total Miami-Dade County
population of 2.7 million and a total population of 12,169 for the Miami Shores Village.
The total 2020 population of Miami-Dade County, in which the Village’s population is included,
was 2,777,310 of that total the Miami-Dade WASD serviced 2,407,121 residents.
3.2 Maps of Current and Future Areas Served
There are no areas anticipated to be annexed. Existing water service area map provided in
Appendix.
3.3 Potable Water Level of Service Standard
The Village does not provide potable water utility services to its residents directly. Residents
obtain their water from Miami Dade County Water and Sewer Department and City of North
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Miami which are responsible for ensuring that enough capacity is available for existing and
future customers.
Miami Shores Village hereby adopts by reference the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (Work
Plan) for Miami Dade County Water and Sewer Department, dated October 2020, for a planning
period of not less than 10 years. The Work Plan addresses issues that pertain to water supply
facilities and requirements needed to serve current and future development within the Village’s
water service area. Miami Shores Village shall review and update the Work Plan at least every 5
years, within 18 months after the Governing Board of the water management district approves
an updated regional water supply plan. Any changes affecting the Work Plan shall be included
in the annual Capital Improvements Plan update to ensure consistency between the Potable
Water Sub-Element and the Capital Improvements Element.
POTABLE WATER SUB-ELEMENT GOAL
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department and the City of North Miami to provide and
maintain potable water facilities at local, state, and federal standards within Miami Shores Village.
Water lines in Miami Shores are owned and operated by the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer
Department and the City of North Miami and potable water service is provided directly to the
residents of Miami Shores by those entities.
Objective 9: Correct deficiencies and establish a level of service standard for potable water
facilities.
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department and the City of North Miami shall respond to,
and whenever feasible, correct any deficiencies in existing potable water facilities.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Identify the number of deficiencies left unresolved.
Policy 9.1:
A potable water deficiency shall be considered any facility that does not meet local, state, or federal
standards or is below the level of service (LOS) standard contained in this sub-element.
Policy 9.2:
The level of service (LOS) Standard shall be consistent with the Villages two water providers, Miami-
Dade County and North Miami. The LOS Standard should be consistent with their data and analysis
of existing and projected water usage and demands as found in their work plans. Miami Dade
County has determined a LOS standard of 81.62 gallons per day (gpd) would be consistent with
their water supply facilities workplan update for the area of the Village served by the County. North
Miami has determined a LOS standard based on land uses as found in Policy 4D.2.6 of the North
Miami Comprehensive Plan would be consistent with their water supply facilities work plan
(adopted April 26, 2016) for the area served by the City.
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• The regional water treatment system shall operate with a rated maximum daily
capacity no less than 2 percent above the maximum average daily flow for the
preceding year and an average daily capacity 2 percent above the average daily
system demand for the preceding 5 years. The maximum daily flow shall be
determined by calculating the average of the highest five single day flows for the
previous 12 months.
• Water shall be delivered to users at a pressure no less than 20 pounds per square
inch (psi) and no greater than 100 psi unless otherwise approved by the Miami-
Dade Fire Department.
• Water quality shall meet all federal, state, and county primary standards for potable
water.
• Countywide storage capacity for finished water shall equal no less than 15 percent
of the Countywide average daily demand.
• The system shall maintain the capacity to produce and deliver 81.62 gallons per
capita per day.
• Minimum fire flows based on the land use served shall be maintained as listed in the
below table.
Table 9-1: Minimum Fire Flows in gallons per minute (gpm) based on Land Use
Single family - estate density 500 gpm
Single family - higher than estate
density
750 gpm
Duplex residential 750 gpm
Multi-family residential 1,500 gpm
Semi-professional offices 1,500 gpm
Hospitals and schools 2,000 gpm
Business and industry 3,000 gpm
3.4 Population and Potable Water Demand Projections for the Village
The South Florida Water Management District 2018 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan
Update (LEC) details the projected potable water demand for MDWASD, which includes Miami
Shores Village. 3% of Miami Shores’ residents are serviced by the North Miami and 97% served
by MDWASD. Since MDWASD provides water to a number of Miami-Dade County municipalities
and most of the unincorporated area, the analysis of the Village’s water needs is determined by
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the Village’s percentage of the overall population of the MDWASD service area population
(Table 2).
Table 2.
MDWASD – Miami Shores
Current and Projected Water Supply
(MDWASD) Water Use Permit No. 13-00017-W)
ACTUAL
2020 2025 2030 2035 2040
NM Water by WASD* 334 338 341 345 349
WASD 11,835 12,070 12,305 12,540 12,774
Total Population 12,169 12,408 12,646 12,885 13,123
Per Capita (gallons per day finished
water) 81.62 81.62 81.62 81.62
81.62
MGD MGD MGD MGD MGD
Potable Water Demands (daily
average annual) – Miami Shores
Village
.99 1.01 1.03 1.05
1.07
Notes 1.Population projections MDWASD Retail Customers
2. Per Capita data from the 2020 Miami-Dade WASD 10-year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan Update.
*Miami Shores within North Miami Service Area is distributed by WASD.
3.5 Water Supply Distribution Provided by the Miami Shores Village
MDWASD is a regional water and wastewater utility that furnishes potable water service to
approximately 2.4 million inhabitants and tens of thousands of commercial establishments. The
service area covers numerous municipalities and most of the unincorporated areas of Miami-
Dade County. Miami Shores Village does not provide or distribute potable water to the Village’s
residents or businesses. They are serviced by both MDWASD and North Miami.
3.6 Water Supply Provided by Miami-Dade County WASD and North Miami
As stated above, the MDWASD System supplies potable water to over 2.4 million persons,
including residents and businesses within Miami Shores Village, and is an interconnected
system of three subareas. The Village’s water providers, MDWASD and North Miami, have
adequate existing and future capacity to serve the projected water demands of the Village for
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the planning timeframe of the Work Plan. Other water suppliers within Miami-Dade County
include: North Miami Beach, North Miami, Homestead, and Florida City. Currently within the
MDWASD Service Area there are 15 municipal wholesale customers.
The following Miami-Dade County CDMP Policy supports the coordination with the SFWMD LEC
Update:
WS-6D. In the development of its future potable water supplies, Miami-Dade County shall, to
the maximum extent feasible, utilize methods which preserve the integrity of the Biscayne
Aquifer, protect the quality of surface water and related ecosystems, consider and are
compatible with the South Florida Water Management District’s 2018 Lower East Coast
Regional Water Supply Plan Update and the current Water Use Permit, and comply with the
land use and environmental protection policies of the Miami-Dade County CDMP, the Strategic
Regional Policy Plan for South Florida, and the State Comprehensive Plan.
3.7 Conservation
Water conservation is the key to maintaining the health and productivity of the Surficial Aquifer
System. Promoting water conservation equipment, techniques, and practices will benefit
customers economically and maintain a realistic water demand picture for utilities. Protection
of the aquifer system and wellfields (Figure 3) through conservation and reuse, recharge
enhancement, limitations on withdrawal, regulation of land use, and maintenance of minimum
flows and levels will ensure the availability of an adequate water supply for all competing
demands, maintain and enhance the functions of natural systems and preserve water quality.
The 2018 LEC Water supply Plan Update analysis suggests that Miami-Dade County can save
approximately 40 mgd (million gallons per day) by 2040 if certain urban and agricultural
conservation options are utilized. To assist with meeting conservation goals the Village will
review programs and opportunities with the LEC Plan, review SFWMD’s Comprehensive Water
Conservation Program, conduct thorough analyses of the service area, consider using water
conservation planning tools, allocate adequate funding for conservation assist individual users,
and consider using conservation to avoid or delay the need for costlier water supply projects in
the future.
Miami Shores Village works in coordination with North Miami, MDWASD, SFWMD and state
efforts aimed at promoting conservation and water quality through a variety of means
including:
• The Village shall comply with all the County in its proposed mandated water
conservation Code requirements program through plumbing requirements, including
and with Florida Friendly Landscaping materials, as described in Section 373.185, Florida
Statutes, in medians and parks.
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• The Village will use the Stormwater Master Plan process and prudent land development
regulations to ensure that private development and public infrastructure projects
maintain required surface water quality standards and serve to recharge the
groundwater aquifer.
• Continue to support and monitor state, county, and South Florida Water Management
District efforts to protect, conserve, and manage the quality and quantity of natural
groundwater resources.
3.7.1 County-wide Efforts
Section 4.5 Water Conservation and Reuse of the Miami-Dade WASD 20-year Water Supply
Facilities Work Plan (2014-2033) Support Data (November 2014) outlines additional MDWASD
efforts (pages 4-6 and 7).
Miami-Dade Consolidated PWS Water Use Permit No. 13-00017-W Water Conservation Plan
2018 Annual Report Section I states BMPs implemented since the plan inception resulted in
declining per capita water consumption. Mostly resulting from water conservation efforts as of
December 31, 2018, the County is currently experiencing actual finished water demands of
328.08 MGD which is approximately 14 MGD lower than 2006 actual finished water demands of
341.62 MGD (as of 12/31/2006, the year prior to implementation of the WUE Plan).
Presently, water utilities are saving substantial amounts of water through strategic water-
efficiency programs and Best Management Practices (BMP) included in their Water Use
Efficiency Plan. The savings from water conservation often translate into more potable water
available for residential and non-residential use, capital and operating savings, which allow
systems to defer or avoid significant expenditures for water supply facilities and wastewater
facilities.
Miami Shores Village continues to remain in full support of the water conservation initiatives
adopted by the SFWMD and Miami-Dade County.
While the Village is not responsible for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, it is
supportive of the regional water conservation efforts related to this regional rehydration of the
Florida Everglades. The Village is also supportive of the County’s two day per week year-round
irrigation rule. There are no water conservation projects identified in the Village’s Capital
Improvement Plan.
The Village will continue to coordinate future water conservation efforts with North Miami,
WASD, and SFWMD to ensure that proper techniques are applied. In addition, the Village will
continue to support and expand existing goals, objectives and policies in the Comprehensive
Plan that promote water conservation in a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive
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manner. The Village will continue to actively support SFWMD and Miami-Dade County in the
implementation of new regulations or programs that are designed to conserve water.
For the past years, the State of Florida is leading the nation in water reuse. The water reuse
effort in the state is primarily led by utilities, local governments, the water management
districts and state agencies. The intent of their efforts is to implement water reuse programs
that increase the volume of reclaimed water used and promotes public acceptance of reclaimed
water. Miami Shores is in full support of the water reuse initiatives under consideration by
both the SFWMD and Miami-Dade County.
The County’s projected finished water demands are now markedly lower than anticipated when
the first 20-year water use permit application was submitted. As such, wastewater reuse to
address water supply demands is no longer required, and other alternative water supplies
(Floridan aquifer, water conservation, C-51 reservoir, etc.) have been determined to be more
viable and shall be considered in the future. WASD is currently implementing a total of 16.49
MGD of reuse at each of the Wastewater Treatment Plants, primarily for in-plant (process
water) use. In addition, WASD will be providing up to 15 MGD of reclaimed water from the
South District Wastewater Treatment Plant to the FPL facilities at Turkey Point, per Miami-Dade
County Resolution No. R-579-20 approved by the BCC on June 16, 2020.
3.7.2 Village Specific Actions, Programs, Regulations, or Opportunities
The Village will coordinate future water conservation and reuse efforts with MDWASD and the
SFWMD to ensure that proper techniques are applied. In addition, the Village will continue to
support and expand existing goals, objectives and policies in the Comprehensive Plan that
promote water conservation and reuse in a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive
manner. The Village will continue to actively support the SFWMD and MDWASD in the
implementation of new regulations or programs that are design to conserve water. Finally, the
Village will administer its own water conservation practices. The Village ensures compliance
with 40E-24 Florida Administrative Code via compliance with Miami-Dade County water
restriction rules.
In recognition of the need for immediate, coordinated and visionary action to address the
impacts of a changing climate and provide for economic and environmental resilience in
Southeast Florida, in 2010 the counties of Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe
(Compact Partners) entered into the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact
(Compact).
Miami Shores Village works in coordination with MDWASD, SFWMD and state efforts aimed at
promoting conservation through a variety of means including:
• Water Use Efficiency requirements included in the Code of Miami-Dade County;
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• Miami Dade County’s two day per week year-round irrigation rule;
• Florida-Friendly Landscape Ordinance;
• Rain Sensor Ordinance;
• Water Conservation Rate Structure;
• Leak Detection and Repair Program;
• Public Education;
• Offering low-cost kits to its customers to reduce water use in their homes (High
Efficiency Fixtures)
• Promote Miami Dade County’s water conservation program including the High Efficiency
Fixture Rebate Program for the purchase and installation of indoor fixtures including toilets,
faucets, and showerheads
• Promote Miami Dade County’s water conservation program including the Landscape
Irrigation Rebate Program for outdoor landscape including purchase and installation of smart
controllers, efficient sprinkler heads and Florida Friendly Landscaping
• Promote the County’s water conservation website where details on the above programs
are available at https://www.miamidade.gov/global.water.water-conservation.page
Policy 10.4:
The Village shall maintain and improve the land development code and other regulations that
include the following:
• water conservation-based irrigation requirements
• water conservation-based plant species requirements derived from the South Florida Water
Management District’s list of native species and other appropriate sources
• lawn watering restrictions
• use of high efficiency water saving devices for new construction as required by the Florida
Building code
• other water conservation measures, as feasible.
The Village has been implementing the Mandatory Year-Round Landscape Irrigation
Conservation Measures (YRR), as detailed in Chapter 40E-24, Florida Administrative Code
(F.A.C.). To encourage more responsible use of water resources throughout South Florida, the
District’s Governing Board adopted the Year-Round Irrigation Rule in 2010. The Rule restricts
the times and number of days landscape irrigation is allowed within the District’s jurisdiction
and follows scientifically-sound recommendations for lawn irrigation. The Village is reviewing
their existing irrigation ordinances and codes for consistency with the District’s Year-Round
Landscape Irrigation Conservation Measures Rule, Chapter 40E-24, F.A.C., and updating their
ordinances as appropriate.
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3.7.3 MDWASD Specific Regulations
MDWASD, and therefore Miami Shores Village, implement water conservation through the
following Ordinances:
20-4.5 - Landscaping and tree protection requirements for all zoning districts.
(F) Landscape Plans Review Criteria
In order to conserve water, reduce maintenance, and promote plant health, plant species shall
be selected and installed based on their water needs, growth rate and size, and resource inputs.
Plants with similar water needs shall be grouped in hydrozones. Adequate growth area, based
on natural mature shape and size shall be provided for all plant materials.
20-4.6 - Environmental review standards.
The following standards shall be utilized by the environmental review and preservation board in
their review and evaluation of all site and landscape plans as required by this Code.
(A) Natural Environment.
(1) Proposed development shall be designed in such a manner so as to preserve and protect
existing environmentally-sensitive lands and natural resources, such as and including soils,
ground water, surface water, shorelines, vegetative communities, fisheries and wildlife
habitats.
Water Conservation Miami-Dade County Code Requirements as follows: Sect. 8-31 - Plumbing
fixtures Sect. 8A-381 Remetering Sect. 32-84 Water Use Eff. Manual Landscape Irrigation 18-A
and 18-B of the Miami-Dade County Code.
4.0 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
The provision of water supply needs in Miami Shores Village is achieved in coordination with
local, county, and regional partners including North Miami, Miami-Dade County WASD and
South Florida Water Management District. MDWASD and North Miami are the Village’s primary
water partners as they provide the Village its water service utilities. MDWASD ensures that
water supply services are provided to the majority of residents of Miami-Dade County in the
most efficient and effective manner. SFWMD acts to protect the region’s water supply
resources and coordinates the implementation of state water regulations and policies through
local water planning efforts and water supply services.
The Village continues to remain in full support of the water conservation initiatives adopted by
the SFWMD and Miami-Dade County. The Village coordinates the building permit process with
Miami Dade Department of Regulatory and Economic Resource (RER) and Miami Dade County
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Water and Sewer Department (WASD), prior to approval, to ensure water services are
adequately available and provided to the residents of the Village.
The Village coordinates with North Miami, MDWASD and the District concerning water service
to ensure water services are planned for, adequately available, and provided to the water
customers of the Village. MDWASD reviews new development applications on an as needed
basis. The Village has on-going coordination with MDWASD who provides water to the Village.
The need for additional coordination activities will be assessed and identified.
Objective 10: Maintain inter-local agreements for potable water treatment and distribution.
The Village shall continue to use Miami-Dade County and North Miami potable water treatment and
distribution facilities.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Miami-Dade County and the City of North Miami to ensure that potable
water treatment and distribution service and facilities will be available to meet current and future
demands of the Village.
Policy 10.1:
Miami-Dade County and the City of North Miami to provide potable water to Miami Shores Village
residents.
Policy 10.2:
The Village shall cooperate with Miami-Dade County and the City of North Miami in their efforts to
upgrade the potable water distribution system through ongoing maintenance.
Policy 10.3:
Miami-Dade County shall promote education programs for residential, commercial and other uses
which discourage waste and conserve potable water.
5.0 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
The information contained in the Comprehensive Development Master Plan Amendments
adopted September 2018 and the Miami-Dade WASD 20-year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan
(2014-2033) Support Data (November 2014), the 2018 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan
Update (LEC) approved by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) on
November 8, 2018, the MDWASD Consumptive Use Permit approved on September 21, 2015,
and additional information found within Water Use Permit 13-00017-W are herein incorporated
by reference.
Miami Shores Village is a retail customer and therefore not responsible for the provision of
infrastructure for potable water treatment and distribution. Below is a partial list of MDWASD
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projects and changes to its Capital Improvement Schedule. For funding of individuals projects
information is provided in the Miami Dade WASD 20-year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan
(2014-2033) Support Data (November 2014) and the Adopted FY 2019- 2025 Capital Budget and
Multi-Year Capital Plan approved September 20, 2018.
6.0 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
The Work Plan is incorporated as a sub-element into the Infrastructure Element of the
Comprehensive Plan.
CHAPTER 5. INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT
POTABLE WATER SUB-ELEMENT GOAL
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department and the City of North Miami to provide and
maintain potable water facilities at local, state, and federal standards within Miami Shores Village.
Water lines in Miami Shores are owned and operated by the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer
Department and the City of North Miami and potable water service is provided directly to the
residents of Miami Shores by those entities.
Objective 9: Correct deficiencies and establish a level of service standard for potable water
facilities.
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department and the City of North Miami shall respond to,
and whenever feasible, correct any deficiencies in existing potable water facilities.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Identify the number of deficiencies left unresolved.
Policy 9.1:
A potable water deficiency shall be considered any facility that does not meet local, state, or federal
standards or is below the level of service (LOS) standard contained in this sub-element.
Policy 9.2:
The level of service (LOS) Standard shall be consistent with the Villages two water providers, Miami-
Dade County and North Miami. The LOS Standard should be consistent with their data and analysis
of existing and projected water usage and demands as found in their work plans. Miami Dade
County has determined a LOS standard of 2,768.97 81.62 gallons per day (gpd) would be consistent
with their water supply facilities workplan update anticipated to be adopted by (adopted Feb 14th,
2015 September 2021) for the area of the Village served by the County. North Miami has
determined a LOS standard based on land uses as found in Policy 4D.2.6 of the North Miami
Comprehensive Plan would be consistent with their water supply facilities work plan (adopted April
26, 2016) for the area served by the City and the City of North Miami LOS of 139.4 gallons per capita
per day.
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• The regional water treatment system shall operate with a rated capacity which is no less
than 2 percent above the maximum average daily flow for the preceding 5 years year and an
average daily capacity 2 percent above the daily system demand for the preceding 5 years. The
maximum daily flow shall be determined by calculating the average of the highest five single day
flows for the previous 12 months.
• Water shall be delivered to users at a pressure no less than 20 pounds per square inch (psi)
and no greater than 100 psi unless otherwise approved by the Miami-Dade Fire Department.
• Water quality shall meet all federal, state, and county primary standards for potable water.
• Countywide storage capacity for finished water shall equal no less than 15 percent of the
Countywide average daily demand.
• The system shall maintain the capacity to produce and deliver 200 81.62 gallons per capita
per day or equal the Miami-Dade County standard, whichever is less.
• Minimum fire flows based on the land use served shall be maintained as listed in the below
table.
Table 9-1: Minimum Fire Flows in gallons per minute (gpm) based on Land Use
Single family - estate density 500 gpm
Single family - higher than estate density 750 gpm
Duplex residential 750 gpm
Multi-family residential 1,500 gpm
Semi-professional offices 1,500 gpm
Hospitals and schools 2,000 gpm
Business and industry 3,000 gpm
Policy 9.3:
Miami-Dade County and the City of North Miami shall keep a record of where potable water
deficiencies exist in the Village, and coordinate with the Village to resolve the deficiency in the most
cost effective manner possible.
Objective 10: Maintain inter-local agreements for potable water treatment and distribution.
The Village shall continue to use Miami-Dade County and North Miami potable water treatment and
distribution facilities.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Miami-Dade County and the City of North Miami to ensure that potable
water treatment and distribution service and facilities will be available to meet current and future
demands of the Village.
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Policy 10.1:
Miami-Dade County and the City of North Miami to provide potable water to Miami Shores Village
residents.
Policy 10.2:
The Village shall cooperate with Miami-Dade County and the City of North Miami in their efforts to
upgrade the potable water distribution system through ongoing maintenance.
Policy 10.3:
Miami-Dade County and North Miami shall promote education programs for residential,
commercial and other uses which discourage waste and conserve potable water.
Policy 10.4: The Village shall maintain and improve the land development code and other
regulations that include the following:
• water conservation based irrigation requirements
• water conservation-based plant species requirements such as Florida Friendly Landscape
Principles derived from the South Florida Water Management District’s list of native species and
other appropriate sources
• lawn watering restrictions
• use of ultra-low volume water saving devices for new construction as required by the
Florida Building code
• other water conservation measures, as feasible.
Water Supply Facilities Work Plan Sub-Element
Miami Shores Village does not provide potable water to the residents of Miami Shores Village.
Potable water is supplied to the majority of the residents of Miami Shores Village by the Miami-
Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) from the Hialeah-Preston Water Treatment Plant
located in Hialeah, and for a small portion of the Village by the City of North Miami, from the City’s
water treatment plant from the Hialeah-Preston Water Treatment Plant located in Hialeah, through
service agreements entered into directly with the residents of Miami Shores Village. WASD and the
City of North Miami own the water lines within the Miami Shores Village rights-of-way that deliver
potable water to the residents. WASD and the City of North Miami will continue to provide potable
water to the residents of Miami Shores Village during the period of this plan and beyond.
As water suppliers to the residents of Miami Shores Village, the Miami Dade and Sewer
Department, 2010-year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (dated October 2020), dated November
2014, and the City of North Miami Water Supply Facilities Work Plan are recognized as the effective
plans for potable water supply to Miami Shores Village.
Provision of Potable Water Supplies and Facilities:
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Potable Water Supply
The Miami-Dade County “Water Supply Facilities Work Plan,” update dated March 2008 October
2020, Support Data, CDM Project NO. 6430-57901-061, Kenneth L. Caban P.E., BCEE, for Camp
Dresser & McKee Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference. The Draft North Miami Work Plan is to
be incorporated by reference into the Village’s Work Plan.
All potable water for Miami Shores is supplied by the Hialeah-Preston Water Treatment Plant
located in Hialeah. The plant has a design capacity of 235 million gallons per day (MGD) with an
average daily demand of 166.1 MGD and utilizes a lime softening treatment process. The plants
average daily water demand for 2005 was approximately 166 MGD and served about 993,872
persons. Demand attributable to Miami Shores estimated at 1.88 .99 million gallons per day, based
on the 2007 2020 population estimate of 12,15969 and per capita water use of 200 81.62 gallons
per capita per day or equal the Miami-Dade County standard, whichever is less. There is no way to
measure the amount of potable water consumed by Miami Shores since Village properties receive
water directly from the Miami-Dade County water system. According to WASD, the water
purchased does not run through a central location that can be monitored. There are no industrial
uses in the Village; therefore, it is not necessary to increase the gallons per capita figure to account
for industrial water demand.
Water Distribution System
The City of North Miami and WASD operate water distribution systems in the Village. North Miami
serves the predominantly residential land uses along N.E. 105th Street and north of the Biscayne
Canal from a six-inch water main located along Biscayne Boulevard. North Miami serves 153 single
family homes and 380 multi-family residences for a total of 537 units served. The Miami-Dade
WASD system serves the remainder of Miami Shores with a series of 12-inch water mains along N.E.
2nd 6th, and 10th avenues, N.E. 95th Street, and N.W. 5th Avenue. These mains supply the water
distribution lines that range in size from ten inches down to two inches.
Needs Assessment
Miami Shores Village does not intend to provide potable water treatment or distribution facilities.
New development or redevelopment will be served by the existing City of North Miami and Miami-
Dade water distribution systems. These systems supply potable water meeting all health and safety
requirements and provide a satisfactory level of service for Miami Shores. The identification of
existing and projected facilities needs will remain the responsibility of the City of North Miami and
the County. These facilities are expected to adequately accommodate the 202540 projected Village
demand of 1.91 1.07 mgd since the County treatment plant rated capacity for the Hialeah Preston
Water Treatment Plant is currently 501 225 MGD, with a system peak demand of only 380.31 MGD
in the year 2005. As well, the County plans to bring the system capacity to over 600 MGD by 2025
with the addition of approximately 111 MGD to its current treatment capacity. Miami Shores Village
will work closely with theses service providers to assure that potable water needs continue to be
met satisfactorily.
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Miami Dade County
Water Supply Facilities Work Plan
Support Data
Revised March 2008
CDM Project NO. 6430-57901-061
March 2008
Kenneth L. Caban P.E., BCEE
For Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.
Appendix C
Water Supply for Municipalities
Service Area:
Miami-Dade County’s 20-10 year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan Update (Work Plan) identifies
traditional alternative water supply projects, conservation and reuse programs, and capital
improvement projects necessary to meet the projected water demands within the Department’s
service area. The MDWASD’s service area covers the entire Miami-Dade County within the Urban
Development Boundary (UDB), excluding portions of North Miami and North Miami Beach,
Homestead and Florida City. In 2008, North Miami Beach’s new WTP will be in operation and the
City will no longer be supplied by MDWASD. The areas within the Urban Expansion are included in
the planning horizon after 2015. Future water supplies provided by MDWASD or other city utilities
within the County’s jurisdiction, including unincorporated areas are included in the County’s 20 10-
year Work Plan Update.
Population and Water Demand:
Exhibits C-1 through C-3 include municipal and service area population projections for all
municipalities within Miami-Dade County through 2030. Population data was obtained from the
Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER) Planning Research
and Economic Analysis Section, based on the 2010 Census Department of Planning and Zoning
(P&Z) and was derived from the 2015 Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ) data. Exhibit C-4 contains
the population projections for other utilities supplying water to areas within unincorporated Miami-
Dade County. Also included in Exhibits C-1 through C-3 are the water demand projections using a
system wide per capita of 155 as included in the Department’s 20-year water use permit.
Water Conservation:
Currently, MDWASD is implementing all Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in the 20-year
Water Use Efficiency Plan, which was approved by the South Florida Water Management District in
May 2007. The Plan identifies a total of approximately 20 mgd of water saved through the year
2030. In addition, all of MDWASD’s wholesale customers are required to submit a Water
Conservation Plan to the Department’s Water Use Efficiency Section as mandated by County
Ordinance 06-177, Section 32-83.1 of the Miami-Dade County Code. The Plan will identify BMPs
based on population characteristics and type of service for each municipal service area. The
implementation of all BMPs in MDWASD’s service area will result in a reduction in per capita usage
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as identified in Section 4, Table 4-4 of the County’s Work Plan. Furthermore, Miami-Dade Water
and Sewer Department will establish per capita consumption for all municipalities including those in
MDWASD’s retail customer service area. Based on this data, the Department will work with the
municipalities to address those with higher than average per capitas and will target programs for
those areas. In addition, Miami-Dade County has developed recommendations for new
development that would achieve higher water use savings than currently required by code. The
recommendations were developed by an Advisory Committee and were presented to the Board of
County Commissioners (BCC) on June 5, 2007. These Water Conservation recommendations were
adopted by Ordinance on February 5, 2008. The Ordinance requires that a manual for
implementation of the recommendations be developed by July 2008. These Water efficiency
recommendations represent an additional 30% to the water savings identified in the 20-year Water
Use Efficiency Plan. All applicants will be required to comply with these future code requirements.
The list of recommendations submitted to the BCC and the Ordinance relating to water use
efficiency standard are presented in Appendix D and are also posted in the Miami-Dade Water
Conservation Portal. The implementation of all BMPs identified in the 20-year Water Use Efficiency
Plan will result in an adjusted system wide per capita of 147.82 by year 2027.
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department has been very successful in executing its water
conservation program and continues to implement ways for reducing non-revenue water. The
WASD 20-year Water Use Efficiency Goal Based Plan (Plan) was approved by the SFWMD in May
2007. Included in the 20-year Plan is the Water Conservation Best Management Practices (BMP)
Implementation Schedule, Costs, and Savings Projections through the year 2026. Currently, WASD
is implementing the BMPs included in the Plan. The most popular component of the water
conservation program offers residents incentives to reduce indoor water use by providing financial
rebates towards the purchase of high efficiency toilets, faucets, and showerheads. There are also
financial rebates to reduce outdoor water use which are available through landscape irrigation
assessment rebates. In the most recent year, WASD issued over 2,300 single-family, multi-family
senior and commercial high efficiency toilet rebates, over 900 high efficiency faucet and
showerhead rebates; over 120 landscape evaluation rebates and distributed approximately 2,100
high efficiency showerheads to Miami Dade county residents.
The water conservation program also includes an education component conducting outreach to
various organizations within the County (i.e. homeowner associations, county agencies,
municipalities, schools colleges, universities and not for profits) to educate residents about the
importance of water conservation, services provided by the utility and the high-quality drinking
water available to residents. The Water Use Efficiency Plan also includes a water loss reduction
component which implements an annual leak detection survey of the county’s entire water
distribution system. Advanced technology (i.e. implementation of mobile/fixed network systems) is
used to detect leaks which are followed up by repairs.
Additionally, Miami-Dade County has enacted water use efficiency legislation including permanent
landscape irrigation restrictions, landscape ordinances requiring Florida Friendly Landscaping in new
construction, in right of ways, and the installation of high efficiency plumbing fixtures in new
construction and some reuse within the three wastewater treatment plant sites or in their vicinities.
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Furthermore, WASD is working on revising the County’s year-round permanent landscape irrigation
rule to comply with the District’s model year-round ordinance.
Reuse:
MDWASD has committed to implement a total of 170 mgd of reuse as noted in the County’s 20-year
water use permit. A list of the reuse projects and deadlines as presented in Exhibit 30 of the
County’s 20-year water use permit and are included in Appendix F. Reuse projects to recharge the
aquifer with highly treated reclaimed water will be in place before additional withdrawals over the
base condition water use are made from the Alexander Orr and South Dade subarea wellfields.
These wellfields supply water to several municipalities included in MDWASD’s retail and wholesale
customer service area. In addition, reuse irrigation projects are anticipated for the North and
Central District Wastewater Treatment Plants. These projects will be implemented in the City of
North Miami and North Miami Beach, and are currently under construction for Key Biscayne.
The County’s projected finished water demands are now markedly lower than anticipated when the
first 20-year water use permit application was submitted. As such, wastewater reuse to address
water supply demands is no longer required, and other alternative water supplies (Floridan aquifer,
water conservation, C-51 reservoir, etc.) have been determined to be more viable and shall be
considered in the future. WASD is currently implementing a total of 16.49 MGD of reuse at each of
the Wastewater Treatment Plants, primarily for in-plant (process water) use. In addition, WASD will
be providing up to 15 MGD of reclaimed water from the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant
to the FPL facilities at Turkey Point, per Miami Dade County Resolution No. R-579-20 approved by
the BCC on June 16, 2020.
Objective 11: Water Planning
Policy 1:
The Future Land Use Element discourages urban sprawl limiting and restricting future development
to infill development and redevelopment all within the Miami-Dade County Urban Infill Boundary,
and further limits development based on the availability of potable water.
Policy 2:
The Housing Element recognizes Miami Shores Village as a built out community with little potential
for population increase. Notwithstanding state population projections, the Housing Element
recognizes the limitations to future development based on the built out community, the lack of
vacant land for development and the limitations to redevelopment based on the zoning code and
service limitations.
Policy 3:
The Infrastructure Element addresses water planning and contains water saving measures
including:
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The Village shall maintain and improve the land development code and other regulations that
include the following:
• water conservation-based irrigation requirements
• water conservation-based plant species requirements such as Florida Friendly Landscape
Principles derived from the South Florida Water Management District’s list of native species and
other appropriate sources
• lawn watering restrictions
• use of ultra-low volume high efficiency water saving devices for new construction as
required by the Florida Building code
• other water conservation measures, as feasible.
Policy 4:
The Conservation Element addresses water conservation issues including a requirement that:
• Emergency water conservation regulations shall be consistent with applicable standards
promulgated by the South Florida Water Management District model ordinance and any specific
South Florida Water Management District requirements of the specific emergency.
Policy 5:
The Intergovernmental Coordination Element provides for cooperation and coordination amongst
Miami-Dade County, the City of North Miami and Miami Shores Village in the provision of potable
water.
Policy 6:
The Capital Improvements Element emphasizes the coordinated Village use of existing and already
approved development, the Future Land Use plan, the financial analyses in the Data and Analysis
portions of the Capital Improvements Element and the established Level of Service standards in
both reviewing development applications and in preparing the annual schedule of capital
improvements.
CHAPTER 9 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT
Objective 1: Coordination with Miami-Dade County, adjacent municipalities, and other agencies.
In general, coordinate the Village of Miami Shores Comprehensive Plan with the plans of the Miami-
Dade County School Board, Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan, the
Comprehensive Plans of adjacent local governments, applicable regional water supply plans, South
Florida Regional Planning Council, South Florida Water Management District, State of Florida, and
state land planning agency.
Policy 1.7:
The Village shall participate with the SFWMD in updating the Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan as
necessary.
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Policy 2.1:
Miami Shores Village shall consider initiating, revising and maintaining, as may be appropriate,
interlocal agreements generally of the type described below:
• Public School Facility Planning: The Village will cooperate and coordinate with the Miami-
Dade County School Board and Miami-Dade County as set forth in the “Amended and Restated
Interlocal Agreement for Public Schools Facilities Planning in Miami-Dade County”.
• Potable Water: The level of service (LOS) Standard shall be consistent with the Villages two
water providers, Miami-Dade County and North Miami. The LOS Standard should be consistent with
their data and analysis of existing and projected water usage and demands as found in their work
plans. Miami Dade County has determined a A LOS standard of 2,768.97 81.62 gallons per capita
per day (gpcd) would be is consistent with the per capita identified in the County’s 10-Year Water
Supply Plan Update their water supply facilities workplan (adopted Feb 14th, 2015) for the area of
the Village served by the County. North Miami has determined a LOS standard based on land uses
as found in Policy 4D.2.6 of the North Miami Comprehensive Plan would be consistent with their
water supply facilities work plan (adopted April 26, 2016) for the area served by the City and the
City of North Miami LOS of 139.4 gallons per capita per day. The Village will cooperate and
coordinate with appropriate Miami-Dade County and City of North Miami agencies.
• Solid Waste: The Village will cooperate and coordinate with the Miami-Dade County Solid
Waste Management Department, Miami-Date County and the City of North Miami for the disposal
of solid waste generated in the Village.
Policy 6.9:
The Village, in coordination with other agencies, shall promote species diversity, the planting of
native landscapes, Florida Friendly Landscape Principles, and sustainable urban forest landscape
practices to protect the health and resiliency of natural systems to potential climate change.
Policy 6.10:
The Village, will continue to encourage and where appropriate require the planting of native and
other drought tolerant trees known to sequester and store high levels of carbon on available public
and private lands through the utilization of Florida Friendly Landscape Principles.
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Source: Miami Dade County
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Source: Miami Dade County