In order to determine whether your business is in a wellfield zone of influence you need to examine the wellfield protection map to see if your business is in Zone 1 (area inside the red line) or Zone 2 (area between the red and yellow lines) or Zone 3 (area between the yellow and green lines). Area outside the green line is outside the wellfield zones of influence. The map on this web site can be magnified for more detail. If you are unable to make this determination, call 954-519-1439 for further information.
To see a map of the wellfield zones of influence Click here for map.
Draft Map of Wellfield Zones
The Pollution Prevention, Remediation and Air Quality Division is in the process of seeking approval for a revision to the wellfield protection ordinance, Chapter 27, Article XIII of the Broward County Code. The draft ordinance defines the wellfield zones of influence as follows:
Zone 1 means the wellfield protection area shown on the zones of influence map approved on February 16, 2001 for water wells included on that map, and within 250 feet from an existing water well for wells not included on that map.
Zone 2 means the wellfield protection area shown on the zones of influence map approved on February 16, 2001 for water wells included on that map, and situated between the outer boundary of Zone 1 and 500 feet from an existing water well for wells not included on that map .
Zone 3 means the wellfield protection area shown on the zones of influence map approved on February 16, 2001 for water wells included on that map, and situated between the outer boundary of Zone 2 and 1320 feet from an existing water well for wells not included on that map.
Click here to see the proposed draft map of the wellfield zones of influence