WASD achieves third record-breaking year for critical infrastructure investment

The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) continues to break Capital Improvement Program (CIP) construction records surpassing the milestone $600 million mark for the first time during fiscal year 23-24 by executing $622 million worth of essential infrastructure upgrades in just 12 months.

For the last three years, the department has broken the previous year’s historic record and has cumulatively invested approximately $1.77 billion during the 36-month period to ensure the delivery of safe and reliable water and wastewater services, which provide foundational support for a thriving Miami-Dade County.

WASD’s $8.79 billion multi-year CIP will result in both water and wastewater system-wide enhancements to overcome a vast range of challenges, from addressing aging infrastructure to building capacity and reliability throughout the department’s systems. The Water and Sewer Department has successfully accelerated many critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects to mitigate the effects of climate change while continuing to provide our customers with uninterrupted high-quality water and sewer services.

In addition to building resilient infrastructure, WASD is planning for sufficient capacity in its systems to support economic projects and population growth, as well as mitigating the risk of damage to wastewater and drinking water infrastructure by upgrading facilities to include the adoption of resilient and climate-ready designs to maintain high-quality, safe, and reliable services in the future.