The North Lauderdale Water Association (NLWA) was established in 1966 by 12 founding member households and originally consisted of a single well that pumped 250 gallons per minute, a small chlorination and filtration facility, two 200,000-gallon storage tanks, and 62 miles of distribution pipelines.
Today NLWA comprises 5 active wells, 4 treatment plants, 4 elevated tanks, and 4 ground tanks with the capacity to treat and deliver more than 3 million gallons per day and store 1.6 million gallons of finished drinking water. The Association distributes drinking water to approximately 10,000 people across 113 square miles through 800 miles of pipeline. We serve 3,580 homes, 49 businesses, 39 churches, 6 schools, 6 volunteer fire stations, the Okatibbee Campground, Briarwood Club, Topton Airfield, Industrial Power Solutions, and the Van Zyverden bulb plant.
We draw our water from the Lower Wilcox aquifer at depths between 450 and 650 feet. The water is very good quality with the exception of a naturally high iron content (3-4 ppm). Filtering out this iron and adding chlorine to prevent harmful bacteria is the principal job of our plants.
Our mission is as always to consistently deliver high-quality drinking water to our members.
