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New Annual Water Quality Report Ready for Consumers
There is a link provided in all the utility bills being sent out during July and August for the City’s annual water quality report, also known as the consumer confidence report (CCR). The report covers the results of water testing during 2024.
To view the report online, go to www.melbourneflorida.org/waterqualityreport.
If you would like a paper copy of the report, please call 321-608-5080 or email your request to waterqualityreport@mlbfl.org. They are also available at Melbourne’s City Hall, other city halls in the water distribution area, civic centers and many of the area libraries.
The report provides consumers with fundamental information about their drinking water.
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Monthly Water Usage and Raw/Finished Water Quality Statistics
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June 2025 Water Usage
Water pumped to service: 541,930,000 gallons or 18.064 MGD average
Maximum finished water pumped to service: 19.954 MGD on June 19, 2025
Water quality flushing: 41,075,080 gallons
Committed capacity: 2.0314 MGD
Capacity available for development: 5.0626 MGD (Based on 12-month average daily flow)
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WATER QUALITY STATISTICS
Lake Water Quality
- Lake level: 12.97 feet above MSL on June 30, 2025 (Prior month comparison: 12.95 feet on May 31, 2025)
- pH: 7.8
- Alkalinity: 79
- Total hardness: 155
- Chlorides: 109
- Color: 157
- Total dissolved solids (TDS): 409
Well Water Quality
- pH: 7.6
- Alkalinity: 127
- Total hardness: 566
- Chlorides: 659
- Color: 5
- Total dissolved solids (TDS): 1655
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Finished Water Quality - Pumped to Service
- pH: 8.7
- Alkalinity: 64
- Total hardness: 116
- Chlorides: 100
- Color: 1
- Total dissolved solids (TDS): 420
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Sign Up for CodeRED
The City of Melbourne uses the CodeRED messaging system to distribute emergency information and critical community alerts, particularly about water service. Residents and businesses can sign up to receive emergency notifications via telephone, cell phone, text message and/or e-mail.
To register go to: https://www.melbourneflorida.org/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Utilities/Sign-up-for-CodeRED
If you cannot register online, you can call the City's ECO Division at 321-608-5080 and speak with someone who can register for you.
June 2025 Data
Water Distribution
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Wastewater Collection
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Meter Services
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- Main breaks: 8
- Service line repairs: 50
- Service line replacements: 11
- Hydrants serviced/repaired: 27
- Water line locates: 1,217
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- Feet of gravity main cleaned: 39,950 ft
- Feet of sewer lines televised: 21,080 ft
- Sewer locates: 342
- Reuse locates: 54
- Manhole inspections: 53
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- Regular water turn ons: 234
- Low pressure complaints: 0
- Misc. calls/checks: 34
- Check leaks: 77
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Wastewater Treatment Operational Summary and Reuse Statistics
June 2025 Data
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D.B. LEE WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY
- Treated this month: 119.00 million gallons (MG)
- Treated daily: 3.97 million gallons/day (MGD)
- Reuse production - total monthly flow: 58.19 MG
- Reuse average daily flow: 1.94 MGD
- Reuse number of days run: 30
- Plant efficiency, BOD removal: 99.38%
- Committed capacity: 1.927 MGD
- Capacity available for development: 0.979 MGD
- Rainfall: 3.91 inches over 10 days
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FPL commercial demand reduction credit: $5,483.76 (5/16/25-6/17/25) |
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GRANT ST. WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY
- Treated this month: 93.30 MG
- Treated daily: 3.11 MGD
- Reuse production - total monthly flow: 24.33 MG
- Reuse average daily flow: 0.81 MGD
- Reuse number of days run: 30
- Plant efficiency, BOD removal: 96.65%
- Committed capacity: 0.601 MGD
- Capacity available for development: 1.872 MGD
- Rainfall: 6.64 inches over 9 days
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FPL commercial demand reduction credit: $3,775.56 (5/20/25-6/20/25) |
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A total of 82.52 million gallons of reclaimed water was produced during April, representing 39% of total plant flows. |
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Michael Meridith Retires after 20 Years of Service
On June 25, Michael Meridith retired after serving 20 years with the City of Melbourne. He started with the city around 1994 with Parks & Recreation perfecting his craft in irrigation work at Crane Creek Golf Course. He then served the city in the Streets Division for a period of time. He ended his city career as a Locator for the Water Distribution Division. Many of his coworkers and supervisors had nothing but positive things to say about Mr. Meridith.
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 From left to right: Environmental Compliance Coordinator Michael Demartino, Retired Larry "Skeet" Phillips, Equipment Operator II Travis Williams, City Manager Jenni Lamb, Utility Operations Assistant Superintendent Nic Coster, Locater Michael Meridith, Assistant Public Works & Utilities Director Tom Baker, Water Distribution Supervisor Doug Effler, Water Distribution Foreman Troy Parsons, and Maintenance Crew Leader Eric Hintze
Important to Keep "Flushable" Wipes Out of Sewer Pipes
Protect your home’s pipes and prevent sewer backups and plumbing emergencies. Never flush so-called “flushable” wipes. They fail to disintegrate once they enter the wastewater collection and treatment systems. Unlike toilet paper, which quickly breaks down, wipes can get caught up in sewer lift stations and at the entry point of the treatment facility. It’s not only flushable wipes that cause problems. The same issues arise with flushing paper towels, baby wipes, plastic bags, dental floss and anything else down the toilet that isn’t from the body or isn’t regular toilet paper. Please dispose of “flushable” wipes or any of these items in the TRASH, not the toilet. See the flyer below for more information. You may also see this flyer posted up in City of Melbourne recreational bathrooms and stalls.
Questions? Contact the City of Melbourne's ECO Division: (321) 608-5080.
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Wastewater Collection Division
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From left to right:
- Mark Seefeldt was promoted from Maintenance Worker II to Utility Locator.
- Kenny Acosta was promoted from Utility Locator to Equipment Operator II.
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Water Distribution
From left to right:
- William Thompson was promoted from Maintenance Worker II to Equipment. Operator II
- Brian Gandy was promoted from Maintenance Worker I to Maintenance Worker II.
- Cole Kingery was promoted from Maintenance Worker II to Equipment Operator II.
- James Skinner was promoted from Maintenance Worker I to Maintenance Worker II.
- Rob Favreau was promoted from Maintenance Worker II to Utilities Service Worker I.
- Cody Pelletier was promoted from Maintenance Worker I to Maintenance Worker II (Not Pictured).
- John Childers was promoted from Maintenance Worker II to Equipment Operator II.
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WATER PROJECTS
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WATER RECLAMATION/SEWER PROJECTS
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STREETS & STORMWATER PROJECTS
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Under Construction:
- Filter expansion improvements at the SWTP, $1,569,940
- Relocation of NASA Blvd. water main from MLK Blvd. to Apollo Blvd.
- Water production facility improvements
Under Design, Study or in Bid Process:
- RO water treatment plant expansion
- Water main from Lake Washington to the distribution system
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Under Construction:
- Lift Station No. 38 force main, $599,632
- New western force main, $4,672,045
- Lift Station Nos. 35 & 42 rehabilitation/replacements, $1,474,908
- Lift Station No. 40 replacement, $1,137,311
- Lift Station No. 17 replacement, $860,856
- Biosolids improvements at D.B. Lee & Grant Street WRFs, $28,247,000
Under Design, Study or in Bid Process:
- Engineering services for the design and construction of the Grant Street WRF improvement project
- Force main replacements associated with Lift Station No. 63
- Gravity sewer inverted siphon elimination
- Western force main, phase II
- Force main from Lift Station #6 to Mosquito Ditch phase I
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Under Construction:
- Apollo Blvd. baffle box
- Cherry Street baffle box
Under Design, Study or in Bid Process:
- Spring Creek baffle box
- Espanola Way baffle box
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For more information about this newsletter, please contact the Melbourne Environmental Community Outreach Division at (321) 608-5080 or send an e-mail to Megan.ruben@mlbfl.org
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