Wellfield and Environmental Services
As the population of Broward County continues to grow, so does the use of hazardous materials and the potential for contamination of our drinking water supplies. Toxic chemicals from chemical spills can persist for a long time underground and they can travel great distances in the subsurface environment to our public potable water wells.
Our water supplies are dependent on a rain-driven system which feeds the highly
transmissive Biscayne Aquifer that provides raw water for our 41 local water utilities, which in turn, provide water to Broward County residents, visitors, and businesses. Most of our water comes from rainfall and aquifer recharge.
The Wellfield Protection Program has existed in the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) since 1990. It regulates activities in Wellfield protection areas including the storage, handling, use, and production of regulated substances at hazardous material facilities.
- WHO ARE THE WELLFIELD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TEAM?
- WHAT ARE THEIR MISSION & GOALS?
- WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP PROTECT OUR PUBLIC WELLFIELDS?
- WHAT IS BROWARD COUNTY'S WELLFIELD ORDINANCE?
- WHAT ARE ZONES OF INFLUENCE?
- WHAT ARE THE REGULATED SUBSTANCES?
- IS YOUR BUSINESS IN A WELLFIELD ZONE OF INFLUENCE?
- HOW CAN YOU OBTAIN A COPY OF THE WELLFIELD ZONES OF INFLUENCE MAP?
- WHAT IS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FACILITY WELLFIELD LICENSE?
- DO YOU NEED TO APPLY FOR A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FACILITY WELLFIELD LICENSE?
- WHERE CAN YOU OBTAIN A COPY OF A LICENSE APPLICATION?
- WHAT GENERAL CONDITIONS WILL THE LICENSE CONTAIN?
- WHAT WELLFIELD CONDITIONS WILL THE LICENSE CONTAIN?
- WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR MONITORING WELL INSTALLATION AND SAMPLING?
- WHERE CAN I GET A COPY OF THE SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTROL PLAN FORM?
- WHAT ARE THE WELLFIELD POLICIES?
- WHERE CAN YOU FIND INFORMATION ABOUT FEDERAL AND STATE WELLFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAMS?
- WHERE CAN YOU FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUPERFUND PROGRAM AND SUPERFUND SITES IN BROWARD COUNTY?
- WHERE CAN YOU FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE HAZARDOUS WASTE (RCRA) PROGRAM AND THE CLEANUP OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES?
- HOW CAN YOU CONTACT TEAM MEMBERS?
- HOW CAN YOU REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS?