/tags/fort-lauderdale-water Fort Lauderdale water en-US WLRN Sun, 20 Sep 2020 13:57:54 GMT /2020-09-20/fort-lauderdale-city-leaders-in-talks-with-miami-waterkeeper-to-test-waterways After residents continued to plead for the city to fund water quality testing, the city announced last week they are working on an arrangement with a Miami water nonprofit. Sun, 20 Sep 2020 13:57:54 GMT /2020-09-20/fort-lauderdale-city-leaders-in-talks-with-miami-waterkeeper-to-test-waterways Caitie Muñoz /news/2020-05-25/another-water-main-break-another-boil-order-in-fort-lauderdale A water main break in Rio Vista forced city officials to send out a boil-water order to nearby properties on Sunday — one of four issued in neighborhoods… Mon, 25 May 2020 11:42:55 GMT /news/2020-05-25/another-water-main-break-another-boil-order-in-fort-lauderdale Susannah Bryan / Sun Sentinel /news/2020-03-05/fort-lauderdales-polluted-waterways-need-help-here-come-the-oysters As broken sewage pipes foul Fort Lauderdale’s waterways, a group of conservationists has begun deploying one of the world’s most formidable filtration… Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:25:59 GMT /news/2020-03-05/fort-lauderdales-polluted-waterways-need-help-here-come-the-oysters David Fleshler / Sun Sentinel /news/2020-02-24/another-sewer-main-break-in-fort-lauderdale City crews are on the scene of another sewer line break in Fort Lauderdale, officials said Monday.Initial reports indicate the break happened in a 14-inch… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:32:45 GMT /news/2020-02-24/another-sewer-main-break-in-fort-lauderdale Doug Phillips / Sun Sentinel /news/2020-02-10/pipe-breaks-still-haunting-fort-lauderdale-this-time-its-a-water-main Residents in two Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods are being told to boil their tap water after yet another pipe break.It’s the latest one to haunt Fort… Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:21:00 GMT /news/2020-02-10/pipe-breaks-still-haunting-fort-lauderdale-this-time-its-a-water-main Susannah Bryan / Sun Sentinel /news/2020-02-05/fort-lauderdale-to-investigate-putting-brakes-on-building-boom-after-pipe-breaks The building boom in full swing in Fort Lauderdale might just hit a wall as city leaders struggle to contain a never-ending series of sewer pipe… Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:19:13 GMT /news/2020-02-05/fort-lauderdale-to-investigate-putting-brakes-on-building-boom-after-pipe-breaks Susannah Bryan / Sun Sentinel /news/2020-01-30/sewage-spilling-to-middle-river-after-another-pipe-break-in-fort-lauderdale Fort Lauderdale’s sewage problems continue to worsen with the city’s first pipe break of 2020.A 42-inch sewage pipe that runs under the Middle River broke… Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:28:35 GMT /news/2020-01-30/sewage-spilling-to-middle-river-after-another-pipe-break-in-fort-lauderdale Lisa J. Huriash / Sun Sentinel /news/2020-01-16/broken-water-main-brings-flooding-and-boil-water-notice-to-victoria-park Crews in Fort Lauderdale are working to repair a pipe break for the seventh time in the last month — but at least this time it isn’t sewage flooding the… Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:41:24 GMT /news/2020-01-16/broken-water-main-brings-flooding-and-boil-water-notice-to-victoria-park SUSANNAH BRYAN /news/2020-01-07/finally-we-know-how-much-sewage-spilled-in-fort-lauderdale-126-9-million-gallons The staggering number of sewer main breaks that hit Fort Lauderdale in December turned into one of South Florida’s biggest sewage spills ever: 126.9… Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:46:36 GMT /news/2020-01-07/finally-we-know-how-much-sewage-spilled-in-fort-lauderdale-126-9-million-gallons SUSANNAH BRYAN /news/2020-01-02/sewage-spills-a-toxic-stew-just-waiting-to-infect-people-pets The toxic stew that’s been bubbling up on the thoroughfares of Fort Lauderdale is more than just a noxious, stinking mess.It can kill you. Chances are it… Thu, 02 Jan 2020 12:35:26 GMT /news/2020-01-02/sewage-spills-a-toxic-stew-just-waiting-to-infect-people-pets SUSANNAH BRYAN