Water Filtration & Treatment in Lantana

A small utility with its own plant

Lantana's Utilities Department handles treatment, meters, water mains, hydrants and sewer for the town. Its Water Service page puts the population at about 11,000 with roughly 3,400 utility customers, and the plant can distribute 3.84 million gallons per day. The plant staff maintain the potable wells and the aeration, filtration, softening and organic removal systems.

Which Lantana addresses get Town water

The town says it provides water and sewer to its incorporated area, with an approximate service boundary east of I-95 and north of Hypoluxo Road up to about a mile north of Lantana Road. Addresses outside that, even with a Lantana mailing address, may be on another utility. For example, the City of Lake Worth Beach serves areas outside its city limits between Congress Avenue and I-95 down to Hypoluxo Road, and names Hypoluxo Village and Lantana Cascade among the systems that buy its water.

Your water bill tells you which utility you have. Lantana customer service is 561-540-5020. If you are on Lake Worth Beach water instead, see water treatment in Lake Worth Beach.

What the 2025 report shows

• Chloramine: highest running annual average 3.93 ppm, individual samples 3.0 to 4.7, against a maximum residual disinfectant level of 4. See chloramine filters in Lantana.
• Disinfection byproducts: TTHM 42.36 ppb and HAA5 20.31 ppb, under limits of 80 and 60.
• Lead and copper at the tap: no samples exceeded the action levels in either 2025 round.
• Service lines: the town's inventory has identified no lead service lines.
• Source water: a 2024 state assessment found six potential sources of contamination near the wells, with low to moderate susceptibility.

Read the full report yourself

The town publishes its Annual Water Quality Report as a web page. The 2025 edition also discloses total coliform findings that required assessments of the system, including a Level 2 assessment, and states that the town completed the five corrective actions it was required to take. We mention it because it is in the report and you deserve the whole picture, not to alarm anyone. Read it directly, follow any notices from the town, and call 561-540-5750 with questions. A home filter is not a substitute for the utility's notices.

Shallow wells, private wells and irrigation

Lantana's wells are shallow, and the aquifer they tap reaches from a few feet to about 200 feet down. Shallow groundwater in South Florida responds quickly to rain and to what happens on the land above it, which is why the state's source water assessment looks at nearby activity. It also explains the plant's steps: aeration to strip natural gases, filtration for fine particles and organic material, and a disinfectant residual strong enough to last through the town's 30-plus miles of water mains. At home, what most people notice is that residual.

The same shallow aquifer the town draws from is what private wells reach. Some properties in the area use wells for irrigation, and untreated well water can carry iron and sulfur smells. The town follows the South Florida Water Management District's year-round watering rules for all irrigation regardless of the water source. See well water in Lantana and orange stains.

What usually fits a Lantana home

• Single-family home: a whole-home city water system aimed at chloramine, often with under-sink alkaline RO in the kitchen.
• Condo or apartment near the water: under-sink RO.
• Restaurant, marina business or hotel: softening or filtration sized from a test. See water softeners.
• Private well: a well water system configured from the well's test.

Every Lantana topic, and how to book

Systems: whole-home filtration, water softeners, under-sink RO, best drinking water system, softener vs. filter.

Problems: chlorine and chloramine, rotten-egg smell, orange stains, hard water spots, dry skin after showering, PFAS, fluoride, well water.

Costs: filtration, reverse osmosis, softener. Testing: home water testing.

Call, text or WhatsApp Jorge at (305) 793-5974. He tests at your tap, explains the results in plain words, and recommends a system only if it fits. Living Water offers financing through its financing partners; you apply with a credit application, and a co-applicant can apply with you.

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