Well Water Treatment in Aventura

Where wells fit in Aventura

The City of Aventura lists NMB Water and Miami-Dade WASD as its water and sewer providers, and NMB's 2025 report names Aventura among the communities it serves. With city water available nearly everywhere, a well in Aventura is usually an irrigation well. Any well serving multiple rental units or a commercial property is considered a public water system under Florida rules and is regulated differently from a single-family private well.

What is under the ground

NMB Water's report describes the shallow Biscayne Aquifer as porous limestone about 10 to 200 feet below ground that recharges with rain, and the Floridan Aquifer at about 1,250 feet as brackish, a mix of fresh and salt water. A home or irrigation well reaches the shallow aquifer. Unlike utility water, well water gets no softening, filtration or disinfection unless you add it, so iron, hardness and sulfur go straight to the sprinklers or taps.

Florida DOH guidance for private drinking wells

The Florida Department of Health says the state does not require routine sampling of private home wells, so testing is the owner's responsibility. It recommends testing for coliform bacteria and nitrates every year, and for most homeowners lead every three years. Your county health department can explain how to collect samples for a certified lab. Jorge's free screening complements that with treatment parameters like iron, hardness, pH and sulfur.

Treatment options

• Irrigation well with iron: iron filtration or a metered additive on the irrigation line to prevent orange stains on buildings, pavers and pool decks.
• Sulfur smell: aeration or oxidation and filtration.
• Drinking-water well: a well water system configured from both the lab and screening results, which can include sediment filtration, iron and sulfur removal, softening, disinfection such as UV, and RO for drinking water.

See UV vs. RO for well water.

Irrigation rules apply to wells

Miami-Dade County's year-round landscape irrigation restrictions apply to any water source, private wells included. Odd-numbered addresses water on Wednesday and Saturday, even-numbered addresses on Thursday and Sunday, and only before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m. For associations that irrigate shared grounds, the property's address determines the schedule.

Book

Call, text or WhatsApp (305) 793-5974. Jorge can test the well water and the city tap in the same visit.

Updated 2026-10-17 · Living Waters · Jorge Canela, Water Quality Specialist