Chlorine & Chloramine Water Filter in Plantation

Why the city uses it

The City of Plantation's treatment page says chlorine and ammonia are added "to disinfect and preserve the water while it is stored and distributed to customers." Chloramine lasts longer than free chlorine, which helps over a distribution system the city measures at more than two million feet of water mains. The same stability is why it can be harder to filter at home.

What the 2025 numbers mean for your glass

• Average 2.27 ppm, range 0.60 to 3.40: the level at your tap varies, so taste can change from week to week.
• Haloacetic acids reached 26.49 ppb at the highest sampling point, against a limit of 60; total trihalomethanes reached 3.50 ppb, against 80. Both are disinfection by-products, and both were within limits.

None of that makes the water out of compliance. It just explains the chlorine note many people taste.

Why basic carbon can fall short

Standard activated carbon handles free chlorine quickly. Chloramine breaks down more slowly, so it needs more contact time or catalytic carbon. Small pitchers, faucet-mount filters and shower-head cartridges often list chlorine reduction but not chloramine. Living Water describes its Puronics Clarius iGen and Goodspring whole-home systems as removing chlorine and chloramine.

What to check on a listing

• Chloramine reduction listed under NSF/ANSI 42 for the exact model.
• Rated flow that matches your home's peak use.
• Rated capacity and the media replacement schedule.

More in the chloramine filter guide.

How you can tell it is chloramine

• The smell is strongest when hot water first runs in the shower.
• Ice cubes and coffee pick up a faint pool note.
• Leaving water in an open pitcher helps less than it would with plain chlorine, because chloramine fades slowly.
• The taste varies from week to week, which matches the city's reported range.

A free test puts a number on it at your tap, so you are not buying equipment on a hunch.

Whole-home or kitchen only

A whole-home system treats chloramine at showers, sinks and appliances. An under-sink RO unit handles drinking and cooking water only. Plantation homeowners who mostly notice the smell in the shower usually start with whole-home; those who mostly notice it in coffee often start at the sink.

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