Water Reuse WeekPROCLAMATION
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
WATER REUSE WEEK
WHEREAS, safe, clean, and sustainable water resources are essential to Florida's environment, economy,
citizens and visitors; and
WHEREAS, although Florida's water supplies are finite, the state's population and need for water resources
continue to increase; and
WHEREAS, water reuse provides a means for conserving and augmenting Florida's precious water resources
and is key to the state's sustainable water future; and
WHEREAS, Florida has established the encouragement and promotion of water reuse as state objectives in
Chapters 373 and 403, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, Florida's permitted reuse capacity is more than 1.8 billion gallons per day (approximately 70
percent of Florida's total permitted capacity for all domestic wastewater treatment facilities); and
WHEREAS, Florida has risen to be the national leader in water reuse -- reusing nearly 820 million gallons of
reclaimed water per day to conserve freshwater supplies and recharge our freshwater resources; and
WHEREAS, May, typically a dry month when water demands are high, is a good time to educate residents
about how they can help save Florida's precious water resources through water reuse; and
WHEREAS, WateReuse Florida, the state section of the WateReuse Association, has proclaimed the week of
May 14-20, 2023 as Florida Water Reuse Week; and
WHEREAS, the Village of North Palm Beach has joined with WateReuse Florida, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water Management District in encouraging and promoting
water reuse and conservation; and
WHEREAS, the Village of North Palm Beach has implemented a water reuse program and encourages
efficient and effective use of reclaimed water; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, David Norris, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the Village of
North Palm Beach, hereby proclaim May 14-20, 2023 as
WATER REUSE WEEK
in the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, and call upon each citizen and business to help protect our
precious water resources by practicing efficient and effective use of reclaimed water.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of VA V e of North Palm Beach to
pril, 2023.