Who does what in Weston's water system
Weston's setup has three parts, and knowing which one handles what saves phone calls:
| Role | Who |
|---|---|
| Treats the water | City of Sunrise Utilities Department, at the Sawgrass Water Treatment Plant |
| Maintains Weston's water lines (street to meter) | City of Weston Public Works, 954-385-2600 |
| Opens accounts and bills | City of Sunrise, 954-746-3232 |
Weston's own public water system is listed in its Water Quality Report under the Indian Trace Development District. The Bonaventure area is the exception: it is serviced by the City of Sunrise for both water and sewer questions.
Source: shallow Biscayne Aquifer wells
According to Weston's 2025 Water Quality Report, the water comes from groundwater wells 70 to 90 feet deep that draw from the Biscayne Aquifer, which is replenished by rainwater. In 2025 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's source water assessment identified one potential source of contamination near the wells, with a low susceptibility level.
The report is titled "What's on Tap?" and is linked from the city's Water and Sewer Utility page. For help in Spanish, the report lists 954-385-2600.
Treatment: membrane softening, then chloramines
At the Sawgrass plant, the water goes through a membrane softening process followed by disinfection. The report says chlorine and ammonia are added for disinfection, which forms chloramines. Sunrise's own report for the Sawgrass service area adds that the plant also uses an ion exchange system.
Weston's 2025 report lists chloramines at a highest running annual average of 3.2 parts per million, with individual results from 1.0 to 4, against a maximum of 4. That residual is what many residents notice as a chemical taste or smell. See chloramine filters in Weston.
South Florida utilities do not all treat water the same way. Some nearby cities use lime softening and some use free chlorine; Weston's supply is membrane-softened and carries chloramine. If you moved here from Miami-Dade or from a city with a different process, the change you notice in taste or in how the shower feels is real, even though both waters meet standards. That is also why Living Water does not sell the same system to every city: Jorge starts with what your utility actually does, then tests your tap. A household that only dislikes the taste of drinking water needs something very different from a family that wants the disinfectant gone from every shower.
Fluoride, lead lines and other details
- Fluoride: Sunrise stopped adding fluoride on July 1, 2025, in compliance with Florida law. Natural fluoride in the groundwater remains and will be reported. See fluoride filters.
- Service lines: Weston's survey of water service lines identified no lead, galvanized-requiring-replacement or unknown-material lines in its service area.
- Sodium: the 2025 report lists 38.8 parts per million.
- Disinfection byproducts: TTHM at 9.2 ppb and HAA5 at 6.3 ppb (highest locational running averages), well under their limits of 80 and 60.
Lakes, canals and irrigation
Weston is laced with lakes and canals, and the city says it irrigates its own landscaping from canals and lakes, not drinking water. Some homeowners' sprinkler systems also draw from a lake, canal or well. That irrigation water is untreated, which is why orange stains and sulfur smells around sprinklers are a separate question from your tap water. See iron stains and well and irrigation water.
What fits a Weston home
- Single-family home: a whole-home city water system for chloramine at every tap, often with under-sink alkaline RO in the kitchen.
- Townhome or condo: under-sink RO for drinking and cooking water.
- Restaurant, gym, office or school: an ion-exchange softening plant where equipment needs scale protection, after testing. See water softeners in Weston.
- Property on a private well: a well water system configured from the well's test.
Every Weston 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. He tests at your tap, explains the results in plain words, and recommends a system only if it fits. Living Water offers financing through its financing partners; you apply with a credit application, and a co-applicant can apply with you.
https://www.westonfl.org/government/public-works-and-utilities/water-and-sewer-utility
https://www.westonfl.org/home/showpublisheddocument/8913/639168633628230000
https://www.westonfl.org/government/public-works-and-utilities/water-and-sewer-utility/common-issues
https://www.sunrisefl.gov/departments-services/utilities/water-quality
https://www.sunrisefl.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/11722/639149626652530000
Updated 2026-10-17 · Living Waters · Jorge Canela, Water Quality Specialist