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Overview
The City operates and maintains its own water treatment plant facility. This facility operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – it never shuts down. At its present site, the first generation water plant was constructed and commissioned in 1951. Major expansions occurred in 1968 and 1981. Most of the basic components of the original 1951 plant are still being utilized – as well the facilities from the 1968 and 1981 expansions. The City is currently constructing a new processing facility that will employ membrane technology to treat its water supply. This new facility will yield drinking water of very high quality. However, the existing facilities will remain in operation as an important component in the treatment process.
Responsibilities
Sustaining these old and new facilities for reliable 24 hour operation requires perpetual maintenance and repair. It is the Water Plant Maintenance Division that performs these duties. The water plant is composed of a wide variety of mechanical and electrical equipment. Although staffed by only three positions, this division possesses a broad range of practical skills to address these demands.
Air Conditioning and Metal Fabrication
In South Florida, air conditioning has become a necessity. In addition to maintaining the water plant, this division maintains, repairs and replaces air conditioning assemblies in all City buildings and facilities.
Lastly, an important duty the Plant Maintenance Services seection performs is metal fabrication. This skill is employed to repair motorized fleet equipment, repair metal facilities City-wide and to fabricate custom assemblies for use by Police, Fire, Stormwater, Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection. |
