Delivering long-term, safe, reliable and affordable water and wastewater service to the Glades

About the Program

Category: County Resiliency (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

In 2013 Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD) was tasked with taking over the service area of western Palm Beach County, known as The Glades, because the Glades Utility Authority (GUA) was in the process of going bankrupt. As such, PBCWUD inherited two water plants, two wastewater plants, and 200 miles of utility infrastructure. Over the next several years, PBCWUD soon abandoned the water plants, as both were beyond serviceable repair, constructed a new reverse osmosis water treatment plant, and began evaluating the aforementioned 200 miles of infrastructure for serviceability.