Water Filtration & Treatment in Wilton Manors

Two cities, one glass of water

The arrangement is simple once you see who does what:

For questions about your water, the Wilton Manors Utilities Department is at (954) 390-2190. The annual report is posted each June on the city's Water Quality Reports page.

Source and treatment in the 2025 report

The City of Wilton Manors' 2025 Water Quality Report says the water comes from wells in Fort Lauderdale's Prospect Wellfield, which draw from the Biscayne Aquifer, the sole supply for the area. During 2025 it was treated at Fort Lauderdale's Fiveash Regional Water Treatment Plant with lime softening and filtration, then disinfected.

The table lists chloramines at an average of 2.12 parts per million, with results from 0.6 to 2.9, under the maximum of 4.0. Sodium is listed at 28.2 ppm. Those numbers describe what the city delivered; what reaches your tap can differ with your building's plumbing, which is why Jorge tests at the faucet.

What changes with Prospect Lake

Fort Lauderdale opened its Prospect Lake Clean Water Center on October 15, 2026. It uses nanofiltration and ion exchange, can produce up to 50 million gallons a day, and replaces the nearly 70-year-old Fiveash plant as the city's primary treatment facility; Fiveash becomes a storage and distribution center. Fort Lauderdale says the plant is designed to improve water clarity and taste.

Wilton Manors told residents that the transition began the week of September 7, 2026, and that customers may notice temporary changes in taste, color or cloudiness for some weeks. If you are deciding on equipment right now, it is reasonable to test once the transition settles, so the system is sized for the water you will actually have.

Fluoride, free chlorination and service lines

• Fluoride: Fort Lauderdale's own 2025 report says it stopped adding fluoride before July 2025 to comply with Florida law. Wilton Manors' report still describes fluoridation and lists a 2023 sample of 0.699 ppm, from before the change. See fluoride filters.
• Free chlorination: Fort Lauderdale periodically switches to free chlorine to clean the pipes, and you may notice a stronger chlorine smell during those weeks.
• Service lines: 2,945 properties received a letter saying the private side of their service line was of unknown material. The city says that does not mean lead, and that it has high confidence there is little to no lead in public or private lines.

The Island City and its yards

Wilton Manors calls itself the Island City because the North and South Forks of the Middle River surround it. The city is under permanent two-day-a-week watering rules: odd addresses Wednesday and Saturday, even addresses Thursday and Sunday, never between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. If your sprinklers run from a well rather than city water, that water is untreated and is a separate question from your tap. See orange stains and well water.

What fits a Wilton Manors home

• Single-family house: a whole-home city water system for chloramine at every tap, often with under-sink alkaline RO in the kitchen.
• Condo, townhome or rental: under-sink RO for drinking and cooking water, where the building allows it.
• Restaurant, bar, gym or salon along Wilton Drive: an ion-exchange softening plant where equipment needs scale protection, after a test. See water softeners.

Every Wilton Manors topic

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.

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