Water Filtration & Treatment in Sunrise

One city utility, three service areas

Sunrise is one of the Broward cities that produces its own water. According to the city's 2025 Water Quality Reports, the Utilities Department operates four well fields drawing from the Biscayne Aquifer and three water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 51.5 million gallons a day. It serves roughly 236,400 people in Sunrise, Weston, Davie and Southwest Ranches.

The city splits its system into three service areas, each with its own annual report:

• Springtree: lime softening, then disinfection at the Springtree Water Treatment Plant.
• Sawgrass: membrane softening plus an ion exchange system, then disinfection at the Sawgrass plant.
• Southwest: lime softening, then disinfection at the Southwest plant.

The city publishes a service area map on its Water Quality Report page, so you can see which plant normally feeds your street. Questions go to the Utilities Department at (954) 888-6000.

Chloramine most of the year, free chlorine for a few weeks

Sunrise adds chlorine and ammonia to form chloramine, a longer-lasting disinfectant. In the 2025 reports, the highest running annual averages were 3.3 parts per million in Sawgrass, 3.4 in Springtree and 3.5 in Southwest, all under the regulatory maximum of 4.0.

Once a year the city switches to free chlorine for a few weeks to clean the pipes; in 2026 that ran from April 27 to May 25. The city notes you may notice a change in taste, odor or color during that time, and it asks aquarium owners to check dechlorination for sensitive species.

That chloramine residual is what most Sunrise households notice at the shower and the glass. See the chlorine and chloramine filter page for Sunrise for how to choose a system that is rated for it.

Fluoride, sodium and other numbers in the report

The 2025 reports list fluoride samples from April 2025 at 0.70 ppm (Springtree), 0.74 ppm (Sawgrass) and 0.59 ppm (Southwest). Since July 1, 2025, Florida law prohibits adding substances to public water that are not for improving water quality, which ended added fluoride statewide; some fluoride occurs naturally. Sodium ranged from 38.7 to 60.4 ppm depending on the area.

More on that in fluoride water filters in Sunrise and PFAS filters in Sunrise.

What fits a Sunrise home

• Condo or townhouse: an under-sink alkaline reverse osmosis system for drinking and cooking water. See also the drinking water system guide.
• Single-family home: a whole-home city water system that treats chloramine at every tap, often paired with RO in the kitchen.
• Spots and scale on glass or fixtures: start with hard water spots in Sunrise and softener vs. filter before buying anything.
• Business with water-using equipment: restaurants, gyms, offices and laundries can use an ion-exchange water softening plant.
• Irrigation or private well: wells have no utility treatment; see well water treatment in Sunrise.

Smells, stains and comfort problems

Some of the most common calls are not about the city water at all:

• A rotten-egg smell only from the hot water often points to the water heater, not the utility. See water that smells like rotten eggs.
• Orange marks on walls, sidewalks or pool decks usually come from an irrigation well. See orange and rust stains.
• Tight, dry-feeling skin after a shower is worth a test for hardness and disinfectant. See dry skin after showering.

What filtration does and does not do

Sunrise's water is treated and monitored to meet federal and state standards. Home treatment does not replace that. It lets you choose how your water tastes, smells and behaves at home. For any specific contaminant, a system must be certified for that contaminant under the relevant NSF/ANSI standard, so check the listing for the exact model.

Free in-home test and pricing

1. Call, text or WhatsApp Jorge at (305) 793-5974.
2. He tests water at your tap and explains each result in plain words.
3. He recommends a system only if it fits, with no obligation, and gives you an itemized quote.

For what drives the price, see water filtration cost in Sunrise, reverse osmosis cost and water softener cost. Living Water also offers financing through its financing partners. More on home water testing in Sunrise.

Jorge also serves the other cities on Sunrise water, including Weston and Davie, plus neighbors like Plantation and Fort Lauderdale.

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