Well Water Treatment in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

Irrigation wells by the coast

A well that only feeds sprinklers can still cause problems: orange stains from iron, sulfur smells when the system runs, and buildup on heads. Near the coast, ask your well driller about water quality changes over time, since Pompano Beach's report notes that saltwater intrusion is a concern for the region's aquifer. A test of the well water shows what you are spraying. See iron stains.

Permits in Broward County

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County says all water wells 12 inches in diameter or smaller, including irrigation wells, need a permit from DOH-Broward before construction, abandonment, repair or modification, and must be built by a licensed driller. Questions: 954-412-7334.

If a well supplies drinking water

• Test for bacteria and nitrate at least once a year, as the Department of Health recommends, and after floods or repairs.
• Use a certified lab for health-related tests.
• Treat based on results: sediment, iron, hydrogen sulfide, hardness and disinfection are handled by different stages.

See the well water system and UV vs. RO for well water.

How Living Water configures it

Jorge screens iron, hardness, pH and TDS on site, explains what a lab should check, and builds the treatment from those numbers. No two wells are the same, so a package chosen before testing is a guess.

Protecting the city line from your well

A home with both city water and an irrigation well must keep the two separate. Pompano Beach notes that irrigation services must be protected with a customer-supplied backflow preventer, as required by city ordinance and state law. If you add any treatment to a well line, make sure the plumbing keeps well water out of the drinking water system. Jorge checks how the well and city lines are arranged before suggesting anything.

Signs your irrigation well needs attention

• New orange or black streaks on walls, pavers or a pool deck.
• A sulfur smell when the sprinklers start.
• Clogged sprinkler heads or slime in the lines.
• Changes after a storm or flooding.

Talk to Jorge

Call, text or WhatsApp (305) 793-5974 for a free screening of your well and tap water. Living Water offers financing through its financing partners; you apply with a credit application, and a co-applicant can apply with you.

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