Editing Cape Coral, Florida (section)

===Utilities===
[[File:Northcapecoral-RO.jpg|thumb|Reverse osmosis water purification plant in north Cape Coral]]
In 1977, Cape Coral became the first municipality in the United States to use the [[reverse osmosis]] process on a large scale with an initial operating capacity of {{convert|3000000|USgal|m3}} per day. By 1985, the city had the largest low pressure reverse osmosis plant in the world, capable of producing 15 MGD (56,780&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/day).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.capecoral.net/department/utilities_department/docs/2012_Citywide_CCR.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001506/http://www.capecoral.net/department/utilities_department/docs/2012_Citywide_CCR.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Sewage is collected and highly treated to produce [[reclaimed water]], locally known as "rescued water". Reclaimed water is distributed throughout the city through a dual water pipe system and used for irrigation. Alternatively, reclaimed water can be discharged into the Caloosahatchee River.

The Cape was among the first in Florida to deploy the new 4.9&nbsp;GHz pre-WiMax wireless channel authorized by the FCC in 2003 for exclusive public safety use.<ref name="ReferenceA">Cape Coral: Growth Engine of Southwest Florida, Publication, CCEDO 2009</ref>