LTC 418-2025 UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATION CLEAN WATER PROGRAM - #9MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #418-2025 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
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/'_I • /1L/Ul1?,��v(./1/l../Eric Carpenter, City Manager
September 30, 2025
UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF "OPERATION CLEAN WATER"PROGRAM-#9
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to provide the Mayor and City Commission an update on "Operation Clean Water," adopted on March 19, 2025, by Resolution No. 2025-33559.
At the July 10, 2025 meeting of the Land Use and Sustainability Committee (LUSC), City staff provided an update on the North Beach Water Quality and Park View Canal Report. The discussion concluded with a motion, directing the Administration to provide weekly updates on the "Operation Clean Water" efforts at the Park View Canal, with a focus on Biscayne Beach Elementary hotspots, associated lateral pipe-lining, above-ground cleanliness (alleyways, street sweeping, pressure washing), and homeless outreach. The Stormwater Influence Index was created to provide data on sources of water contamination entering the City's sewers within a designated area. Assessments were conducted on 70 blocks in the North Beach area between June 1, 2025, through August 31, 2025. These assessments resulted in 2,392 block assessments with each block assessed approximately 30 times. Findings include the following:
•84% of street assessments indicated litter visible•72% of sidewalk assessments indicated litter visible•17% of alley assessment indicated litter/trash and/or illegal dumping visible•6% of alley assessments indicated unkept infrastructure•56% of shoreline assessments indicated litter/trash visible•10% of private infrastructure assessment indicated private drain leading to street
At the September 11, 2025 LUSC meeting, the Environmental and Sustainability and Public Works Departments presented an update on "Operation Clean Water", which continues to be a significant priority for the City. At the meeting, LUSC members made a motion to move the item to the City Commission for discussion, with a favorable recommendation to: 1) Authorize an independent, third-party review of the Sanitary Sewer Pump Station 23; 2) Expand the monthly water quality study to authorize and fund weekly water testing in Park View Canal; 3) Expedite the comprehensive infrastructure study for North Beach; and to maintain Park View Canal as a standing item on the Committee's agenda for regular updates.
At the September 17, 2025 meeting, City Commission members were presented with the LUSC recommendation. The discussion concluded with a motion to move forward with the independent third-party consultant; authorize funding for the weekly water testing; expedite a comprehensive infrastructure study in North Beach; move forward with the proposed implementation of nanobubbles; and continue working with the dredging of the canal.