No local municipal water services or infrastructure existed when the University of Central Florida was constructed in the 1960s as a source of technical and scientific talent for NASA and the aerospace industry at what was then Cape Kennedy.
Consequently, the university in Orlando had to build its own water treatment plant and distribution network as well as locate a groundwater source for drinking water.The plant, which the Utilities & Engineering Services department operates, now supplies water to some 40,000 staff and students on the 1,415-acre main campus, which has 212 buildings including student housing and instructional, fire protection, research, office
