City-of-Miami-Beach-Calls-for-a-Voluntary-Water-Reduction
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 PRESS RELEASE
Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2020
City of Miami Beach Calls for a Voluntary Water Reduction
— North of Lincoln Road through Bal Harbour Village —
Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach is asking residents and businesses north of
Lincoln Road, including the Town of Surfside and Bal Harbour Village, to heed a voluntary water
reduction for the next 24 hours in order to reduce the amount of water that enters the
wastewater system. This request is as a result of Jaffer Well Drilling contractors hitting a 42-inch
wastewater force main on Michigan Avenue, just north of Lincoln Road on Monday. The break
has been causing increased flows throughout the remainder of the system, and this morning
there was a 30-inch wastewater force main rupture at 28 Street and Pine Tree Drive.
The wastewater piping that cracked today is used to pump untreated wastewater for treatment
and disposal. The break does not affect the water supply. The water is safe to drink, but the
city is asking residents and businesses to please limit water use — to reduce wastewater
flow to prevent further damage.
Actions residents and businesses should take include:
1. Limit clothes washing
2. Limit the use of automatic dishwashers
3. Limit toilet flushing
4. Limit the duration of showers
It is necessary to restrict water use only for the period required to fix the wastewater piping, and
city crews have already begun to make repairs. An advisory will be issued when the repairs are
completed so normal water use can resume.
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