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Conservation Newsletter
Public
Works & Utilities
Connection Newsletter
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Melbourne's Water Supply
The City of Melbourne supplies drinking water for its
population of about 77,000 and also for citizens located in surrounding cities and
population centers in South Brevard County. This distribution service area is
approximately 100 square miles.
Besides Melbourne, other
areas supplied with retail water services are Melbourne Beach,
Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach, Palm
Shores, Melbourne Village and a portion of Brevard County. In addition, wholesale water
service is provided to West Melbourne.
Current water
accounts total close to 56,000, which equates to an equivalent customer base of
approximately 150,000 persons. |
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Irrigation Schedule
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| Irrigation days and hours are
restricted by order of the St. Johns River Water Management District
water conservation rules, and by City ordinance. The table below
explains when irrigation is allowed. More information about water
conservation measures is available from the
regional water
management agency. |
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Time of Year |
Homes with odd numbered or no
addresses |
Homes with even numbered addresses |
Nonresidential Properties |
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Daylight Savings Time |
Wednesday/Saturday |
Thursday/Sunday |
Tuesday/Friday |
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Eastern Standard Time |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Tuesday |
- Daylight saving time: Second Sunday
in March until the first Sunday in November
- Eastern Standard Time: First Sunday
in November until the second Sunday in March
- An odd numbered address is one that
ends in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9.
- An even numbered address is one that
ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.
- Water only when needed and not
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Water for no more than one hour per
zone.
- Restrictions apply to private wells
and pumps, ground or surface water and water from public and
private utilities.
- Reclaimed water is exempt from the
restrictions
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City
of Melbourne Water Facts
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Melbourne's water production facilities utilize both the
innovative Actiflo surface water treatment process and a
state-of-the-art reverse osmosis process. A total available
capacity of 26.5 million gallons per day can be provided to the
system's 150,000 consumers. |
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Two water
reclamation facilities treat the wastewater from the City's 39,000
connections and reclaim approximately 30 percent of the
wastewater flow as reuse water for landscape irrigation. |
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An award-winning
Conservation Through Education program serves as the
foundation for a comprehensive water conservation effort. |
Find more water saving tips at
"Florida's
Water,"
sponsored by the St. Johns River Water
Management District in partnership with the City of Melbourne.
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