Chlorine & Chloramine Water Filter in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale's disinfectant at a glance

The 2025 report covers water from the Fiveash and Peele-Dixie plants. The new Prospect Lake Clean Water Center began supplying water in September 2026, so check the city's next report for any update on disinfection at the new plant.

Why chloramine is harder to filter

Chloramine is chlorine combined with ammonia. Utilities use it because it stays active longer in the pipes. For a home filter, that stability is the problem:

• Ordinary activated carbon breaks down chlorine quickly but chloramine slowly.
• Removing chloramine reliably takes more contact time, a larger bed of media, or catalytic carbon made for it.
• Small cartridges can work at low flow and fall short when showers, the dishwasher and irrigation all run at once.

The chloramine filter guide explains media types in more depth.

Certification to check

Taste and odor claims for both chlorine and chloramine fall under NSF/ANSI Standard 42, which lists them separately. Before you buy, confirm that chloramine reduction is on the listing for the exact model, and that the rated flow fits your household. Living Water describes its Puronics Clarius iGen and Goodspring whole-home systems as removing chlorine and chloramine.

Fitting it to a Fort Lauderdale home

• Oceanfront or downtown condo: equipment space is tight and building rules apply, so under-sink RO at the kitchen sink is common.
• Single-family home in neighborhoods like Coral Ridge, Rio Vista or Victoria Park: a whole-home system near where the main line enters, often in the garage, treats every tap.
• Rental: a certified shower filter and a pitcher or RO for drinking water, if the landlord allows.

When the water tastes different for a week

Fort Lauderdale homes do not all get water from the same plant at the same moment. In a March 2026 notice, the city explained that the Peele-Dixie plant was shut down temporarily for wellfield maintenance and that neighborhoods it normally serves, south of Broward Boulevard, received Fiveash water for about a week, with a slight color difference. With Prospect Lake now coming online, short changes like this are worth knowing about. A properly sized chloramine filter keeps taste consistent at your taps whichever plant is supplying you, and the Customer Service Center at 954-828-8000 can tell you about planned work.

Test the level at your tap

Jorge checks the disinfectant at your tap during a free in-home visit, explains what you are tasting and recommends a system only if it fits. Call, text or WhatsApp (305) 793-5974.

Updated 2026-10-17 · Living Waters · Jorge Canela, Water Quality Specialist