Can you drink the yellow-ish water? Yes, but that’s the least of Fort Lauderdale’s problems.

The city could draw from the Floridian Aquifer, which would be more expensive to treat because it is deeper and has more salt and impurities that need to be removed, Abi-Karam said. The city could also participate in a reservoir being planned in Palm Beach County that Broward County and some other governments plan to use as a back-up water supply.