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Conservation Newsletter

Public
Works & Utilities
Connection Newsletter

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Melbourne Utilities at a
Glance
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Water Production & Distribution |
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Number of Customers:
150,000 |
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Daily Water Production
Permitted Capacity: 25 million gallons
(Surface Water Plant: 20 MGD, Reverse Osmosis Groundwater Plant: 5.0
MGD) |
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Average Daily Demand:
15.5
million gallons |
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Number of Storage
Facilities: 9 (4 elevated storage tanks, 4 remote pump stations with ground
storage tanks) |
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Number of Production Wells:
4 |
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Number of Chloramine
Booster Stations:
5 |
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Miles of Water Main:
2,127 |
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Number of Fire Hydrants:
4,838 |
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Number of Water Meters:
55,773 |
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Number of Backflow
Preventers: 3,130 |
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Wastewater Treatment
& Wastewater Collection |
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Number of Customers:
74,000 |
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Daily Wastewater Treatment
Permitted Capacity: 12.5 million gallons (D.B. Lee WWTP: 7.0 MGD, Grant Street
WWTP: 5.5 MGD) |
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Average Daily Use: 7.53
million gallons (D.B. Lee WWTP: 4.1 MG, Grant Street WWTP: 3.43 MG) |
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Miles of Gravity Sewer
Main:
262 |
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Miles of Sewer Force Main:
52 |
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Number of Lift Stations:
85 |
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Number of Manholes: 5,700 |
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Reclaimed
Water
Production & Distribution: |
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