Where wells are in Miramar
Most of Miramar is on city water. The clearest exception has been Country Club Ranches, an estate-lot neighborhood where the city's water main project is planned in seven phases. As of January 2025 the city reported that Phases 1 and 2 were complete, bringing municipal water to more than 200 residents, with Phase 3 next and later phases along private roads.
When city water reaches a street, the city requires connection within 180 days of notice. Owners may keep their well for non-potable uses, such as irrigation, if a proper backflow device is installed.
Drinking wells vs. irrigation wells
- Drinking well: supplies the house. It needs regular testing and treatment chosen from the results.
- Irrigation well: feeds sprinklers only. It is a common cause of orange stains and sulfur smells outside, but it should never be cross-connected to the house plumbing.
What Florida DOH recommends
The Florida Department of Health recommends testing a private well at least once a year for bacteria and nitrate, through a certified lab or your county health department. Test again after flooding, repairs or a change in taste, color or smell. A treatment design needs a wider test: iron, hardness, pH, hydrogen sulfide, and anything specific to your concerns.
How a well system is put together
Living Water configures well water systems from the well's test. Depending on results, that can include sediment filtration, iron and sulfur treatment, softening, and reverse osmosis for drinking water. Some homes also consider UV for disinfection; see UV vs. reverse osmosis for well water. For any contaminant reduction claim, the exact model must be certified for that contaminant.
More in well water systems and well water treatment cost in Florida.
Living with a well after connection
Many owners keep a well for the lawn after they connect to city water. If you do, keep the backflow device the city requires, never connect the well to the house plumbing, and expect the same iron and sulfur effects outside that the well always had.
If city water is coming to your street
If your phase is scheduled, ask Jorge before investing in a large well system. A smaller interim setup, or a plan that moves to a city water system after connection, may make more sense. Call, text or WhatsApp (305) 793-5974.
https://www.miramarfl.gov/Departments/Utilities/Country-Club-Ranches-Infrastructure-Project
https://www.floridahealth.gov/community-environmental-public-health/public-health-laboratories/laboratory-services/environmental-laboratory-services/well-water-testing/
https://www.miramarfl.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/utilities/documents/water-report-2025.pdf
Updated 2026-10-17 · Living Waters · Jorge Canela, Water Quality Specialist