Chlorine & Chloramine Water Filter in Pinecrest

What WASD reports

WASD's 2025 Water Quality Report says chlorine is added as the primary disinfectant and ammonia is added to combine with it and form chloramine, which protects the water across the distribution system. The data table lists chloramines at 2.5 ppm for the main system, results from not detected to 4.0, and a maximum residual level of 4.

New to chloramine?

Some Pinecrest households connected to county water only recently, through the Village's 2022 to 2023 water project. Coming from a well with no disinfectant, chloramine is the first thing they notice, in the shower and in coffee. That is normal and within standards; whether to remove it is a preference.

Why plain carbon may struggle

• Chloramine reacts more slowly with ordinary carbon.
• It needs more contact time than small or fast cartridges give.
• A chlorine taste-and-odor claim does not cover chloramine.

That is also why the shower is where people notice chloramine most: hot water releases more odor, and a small shower cartridge has very little time to work on water flowing through it.

What to look for

• Catalytic carbon or media designed for chloramine.
• A chloramine reduction claim on the exact model's NSF/ANSI 42 listing.
• Sizing to peak flow; larger Pinecrest homes with many bathrooms need more capacity.

Living Water describes its Puronics Clarius iGen and Goodspring whole-home systems as removing chloramine and chlorine. For drinking water only, an under-sink RO with suitable carbon may be enough.

The fall free chlorine weeks

The Village posted WASD's 2026 chlorine conversion for September 28 through October 11, when WASD temporarily switches to free chlorine to cleanse the system. Residents were told to expect a slight chlorine taste or smell, hydrant flushing, brief pressure dips and occasional discoloration, and dialysis users, tropical fish owners and businesses with fish tanks were advised to seek professional advice on removing chlorine. A chloramine-rated filter handles free chlorine too. Read the chloramine filter guide.

Aquarium and pond owners should know that chloramine does not gas off by letting water sit the way chlorine can, so they need products made for chloramine all year, not just during the conversion weeks.

Measure it

Jorge tests total and free chlorine at your tap and explains the reading. Call, text or WhatsApp Jorge at (305) 793-5974.

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