Why Parkland homeowners choose it
Public water in Parkland meets drinking water standards. People choose whole-home filtration for comfort: no chemical smell in hot showers, the same taste from every faucet, and less disinfectant on skin and hair. If only drinking water matters to you, an under-sink RO may be enough.
Provider by provider
| Provider | Treatment before you | Whole-home focus |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut Creek (Broward County 2A) | Softened, filtered, chloramines | Chloramine, taste |
| NSID | Nanofiltration and RO, chlorine and ammonia (chloramines) | Chloramine; minerals already low |
| Parkland Utilities, Inc. | See its annual report | Decided by the report and a tap test |
| Private well | None | A well system, not a city water filter |
Sizing for large Parkland homes
Many Parkland houses have four or more bathrooms, outdoor kitchens, pool fill lines and large irrigation systems. Sizing follows:
- Peak flow: several showers, laundry and a dishwasher at once.
- Contact time: chloramine needs enough media for that flow; undersized tanks let it through.
- Where the main enters and whether irrigation branches off before or after the system; you usually do not need to filter sprinkler water.
- A bypass valve for service without losing water.
Why chloramine needs the right media
Chloramine is chlorine bound to ammonia; it reacts slowly with ordinary carbon. Catalytic carbon or media designed for chloramine, with enough contact time, is the usual answer. Check that chloramine reduction appears on the exact model's NSF/ANSI 42 listing. NSID customers should also know about the yearly July switch in chlorination method: a chloramine-rated filter handles free chlorine too. More in the Parkland chloramine guide.
What Living Water installs
Living Water's city water systems use Puronics equipment, including the Clarius iGen and Goodspring lines, which Living Water describes as removing chlorine and chloramine. Many households add an alkaline RO faucet in the kitchen. See what drives filtration cost in Parkland. Living Water offers financing through its financing partners; you apply with a credit application, and a co-applicant can apply with you.
Coconut Creek vs. NSID homes
The two big public suppliers in Parkland treat water quite differently. Coconut Creek delivers Broward County water that has been lime-softened and filtered, so a whole-home carbon system mainly targets chloramine and taste, with dissolved solids left largely as they are. NSID water has already been through nanofiltration and reverse osmosis and has low dissolved solids, so the whole-home system is almost entirely about chloramine, which NSID keeps at a fairly high residual. In both cases, the right media and enough contact time matter more than any extra stages. If you are on Parkland Utilities, Inc., Jorge reads that utility's report with you before recommending anything.
Book the free test
Call, text or WhatsApp Jorge at (305) 793-5974. He measures chloramine, hardness, TDS and pH at your tap, checks where your main line enters, and tells you plainly whether a whole-home system is worth it.
https://www.cityofparkland.org/904/Water-Utilities
https://www.coconutcreek.net/docs/default-source/uedocs/water-quality-report/water-quality-report-2025-ccr.pdf?sfvrsn=6ffcaf8a_3
https://www.broward.org/waterservices/WaterQualityReport
https://nsidfl.gov/water_quality_reports/2024.pdf
https://www.coralsprings.gov/News-Articles/2026/April-June-2026/Water-Chlorination-and-Flushing-to-Take-Place-in-July-2026
Updated 2026-10-17 · Living Waters · Jorge Canela, Water Quality Specialist