Well Water Treatment in Lake Worth Beach

Your well vs. the city's wells

The City of Lake Worth Beach draws from 12 shallow wells into the Surficial and Biscayne Aquifers, 100 to 300 feet deep, and 3 Floridan Aquifer wells about 1,500 feet deep. That water is lime softened or treated by reverse osmosis, blended, and disinfected with chloramines. A private well delivers groundwater as it comes out of the ground, with none of those steps. The city plans new monitoring and production wells of its own in 2026.

That contrast matters when you read your own results. A city report lists averages and ranges across a whole system. A private well test describes one hole in the ground at one moment, which is why repeat testing is part of owning a well.

Irrigation wells

Irrigation wells are not meant for drinking, but they still cause visible problems: orange stains on walls and walks, clogged sprinkler heads and sulfur smells. The South Florida Water Management District sets year-round landscape irrigation rules, so check them before changing a sprinkler schedule, whatever the water source. If you are thinking about adding treatment to an irrigation well, the goal is usually stain control, not drinkable water. See orange stains in Lake Worth Beach.

Drinking wells: what Florida DOH recommends

• Test for bacteria and nitrate at least once a year.
• Test again after flooding, well repairs, or any change in taste, color or odor.
• Use a certified laboratory for bacteria, lead and other health-related tests.

The Department of Health's private well pages explain sampling and where to find a certified lab.

How a well system is built

• Sediment filtration for sand and particles.
• Iron and hydrogen sulfide reduction, often by oxidation or aeration plus filtration.
• An ion-exchange softener if hardness is high.
• Under-sink RO for drinking water.
• Disinfection equipment where a lab test shows a bacteria concern. See UV vs. RO for well water.

The order of stages matters, which is why the system is designed from the test, not from a catalog.

What Jorge checks at a well

• Iron, hardness, pH and dissolved solids.
• Hot and cold odor, for hydrogen sulfide.
• Pump flow and pressure, which affect equipment sizing.
• Whether the well feeds the house, the sprinklers or both.

He will tell you when a certified lab test should come first. Call, text or WhatsApp Jorge at (305) 793-5974.

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