Water Filtration & Treatment in Miami Springs

From a city utility to county water

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System still carries a record for "Miami Springs, City of," a community water system that served about 14,000 people from groundwater, with a deactivation date of December 31, 2008. Today, the city's Public Works Department lists streets, streetlights, trees, sanitation and stormwater among its jobs, not drinking water.

WASD's 2025 annual report names its 15 municipal wholesale water customers, including neighboring Virginia Gardens, Hialeah and Medley. Miami Springs is not on that list, which means your water account and bill are with WASD directly: Customer Care 305-665-7477, 24-hour emergencies 305-274-9272.

If you find the old city utility's name on closing documents or historical records, it's history, not your current provider.

Which plants serve Miami Springs

WASD's 2025 Water Quality Report says the Hialeah and John E. Preston plants generally supply residents north of SW 8 Street up to the Broward County line. Both draw only from the shallow Biscayne Aquifer and feed a common system shared with the Alexander Orr, Jr. plant.

For water quality questions about these plants, the report lists 786-552-4738.

Because all three regional plants push water into one shared network, SW 8 Street is a rule of thumb, not a wall between service areas.

A wellfield that carries the city's name

WASD's 2025-2031 capital plan includes a multi-phase project titled "Miami Springs Wellfield Rehabilitation - Phase 1-3." WASD's annual report says the county system runs 14 wellfields with 95 production wells that supply untreated water to its plants. The city's own stormwater page puts it plainly: what goes into the ground water today can end up in the water supply tomorrow, which is why the city inspects storm drains daily for illegal discharges.

Chloramine, fluoride and PFAS

• Chloramine: chlorine plus ammonia, 2.5 ppm running annual average in the main system in 2025, under the limit of 4. WASD switches to free chlorine for about two weeks each year; in 2026 that ran September 28 to October 11. See chloramine filters in Miami Springs.
• Fluoride: no longer added since June 6, 2025; natural levels about 0.1 to 0.3 ppm. See fluoride filters.
• PFAS: a separate table in the 2025 report, with initial compliance monitoring underway. See PFAS filters.
• Lead: WASD's lead service line inventory is at miamidade.gov/knowyourpipes.

Pueblo Revival homes and older plumbing

Miami Springs began as Country Club Estates, a themed community whose original buildings used Pueblo Revival style, with some Mission style mixed in. The city was named a Preserve America Community in 2008. The 2020 census counted 13,859 residents and 5,361 housing units.

Many houses are decades old, and plumbing age varies from one to the next. Old lines, past repairs and water heater condition can change what you see and smell at the tap even though the WASD water feeding each house is identical. That's why Jorge looks at the main line and water heater, not just the faucet.

What fits a Miami Springs home

• Single-family house: a whole-home city water system for chloramine at every tap, often with under-sink alkaline RO in the kitchen.
• Apartment or duplex: under-sink RO, with the owner's OK.
• Restaurant, hotel or office: an ion-exchange softening plant where equipment needs scale protection, after testing. See water softeners in Miami Springs.
• Irrigation or private well: see well water and orange stains.

Every Miami Springs topic, and how to book

Systems: whole-home filtration, water softeners, under-sink RO, best drinking water system, softener vs. filter.

Problems: chlorine and chloramine, rotten-egg smell, orange stains, hard water spots, dry skin after showering, PFAS, fluoride, well water.

Costs: filtration, reverse osmosis, softener. Testing: home water testing.

Call, text or WhatsApp Jorge at (305) 793-5974. 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