To maintain high water quality in the county’s water distribution system, the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department will temporarily modify its disinfection process.
As a preventative maintenance process, the county will use a somewhat-stronger disinfection process to produce chlorine residual instead of a chloramine residual from July 14 to Aug. 4. The county will also increase hydrant flushing during this time.
Customers served by the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department might notice a slight chlorine taste or odor in their tap water during this period. These temporary conditions will not cause adverse health effects.
If you are especially sensitive to the taste or odor of chlorine, keep an open container of drinking water in your refrigerator for a few hours to allow the chlorine to dissipate. Users of home dialysis machines, owners of tropical fish, and managers of stores and restaurants with fish and shellfish holding tanks are advised to seek professional advice. This process will not affect customers in Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay.
For more information on this change in the water treatment process, call (561) 740-4600, option 3.
