What the home test covers
| Test | Why it matters here |
|---|---|
| Chloramine / total chlorine | The city's disinfectant; the 2025 report lists 3.74 ppm |
| Hardness | Shows whether you need softening at all |
| TDS | Baseline for drinking water decisions |
| pH | Affects taste and equipment choice |
| Iron | Key for wells and stain complaints |
Reading the city's report alongside it
The City of Lake Worth Beach posts its annual reports on the utility's water, sewer and storm documents page, with editions back to 2022. The 2025 report includes the plant's sources, disinfectant levels, byproducts, lead and copper results and an unregulated contaminants table. Questions go to the Water Treatment Plant at 561-586-1710.
Jorge can walk through it with you. If your tap results match the report, that tells you the plumbing is not changing much. If they differ, the cause is usually inside the home.
When a lab test is better
- Bacteria in a private well: Florida Department of Health guidance is to test drinking wells for bacteria and nitrate at least once a year.
- Lead: needs a certified lab. The city's report explains how to reduce exposure by flushing taps that sat unused.
- PFAS: certified lab methods only.
See home screening vs. lab analysis.
Notices from the city
The utility posts precautionary boil water notices for specific addresses, for example after a water main break, on its updates page, along with notices that they have been rescinded. A home test is not a substitute for those notices. If one covers your address, follow it.
Who you are actually testing
The Lake Worth Beach system reaches past the city line, generally between Congress Avenue and I-95 from 10th Avenue North to Hypoluxo Road, and it also supplies Hypoluxo Village, John Prince Park, Lantana Cascade and Palm Breezes Club. If you live in one of those areas, the city's report is your report too. If your bill comes from a different utility, Jorge reads that utility's report instead.
One more timing note: if your test falls during one of the city's temporary free-chlorine periods, like the one from August 24 to September 14, 2025, the disinfectant reading will look different than usual. Jorge accounts for that when he explains the result.
How the visit works
Jorge tests at the kitchen tap and, when useful, at a hot tap and an outdoor spigot. He explains each number in plain words and recommends a system only if the results support one. See what happens during a home water assessment.
Call, text or WhatsApp Jorge at (305) 793-5974.
https://utilities.lakeworthbeachfl.gov/resources/water-sewer-and-storm-documents
https://colwb.box.com/s/3y4axsrzhucz69n8svudcwprl1lpeh4x
https://utilities.lakeworthbeachfl.gov/water-utility
https://www.floridahealth.gov/community-environmental-public-health/environmental-public-health/water-quality/drinking-water/private-wells/
Updated 2026-10-17 · Living Waters · Jorge Canela, Water Quality Specialist