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| title: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12) (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016682)" |
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| What Do I Need To Do To Ensure My Drinking Water is Safe? |
| Aside from the recent test results collected and analyzed by HSA, we reviewed historical test |
| results, also summarized in the enclosed table. The City produces a safe drinking water of |
| high quality based on the test results over the last several years. According to the USEPA and |
| the FDEP established standards, the City's drinking water supply is of good quality and can be |
| consumed directly without concern. For those who want an added measure of protection, |
| substituting bottled drinking water is an option or under the kitchen counter reverse osmosis |
| (RO) filtration system can be installed as added intermediary treatment to provide an excellent |
| source of high quality of drinking water. These RO units are not cost prohibitive, can be easily |
| installed, and can usually supply sufficient drinking water for a typical household. A separate |
| tap is usually installed near the standard sink faucet so the RO water is delivered on demand. |
| There are several local reputable vendors that can provide free quotation for installing under |
| the kitchen counter RO units. Please note that the typical RO unit we are referring to does not |
| treat the entire household water supply but rather just the water intended for drinking or |
| cooking purposes. |
| To add |
| a layer of confidence to residents' concerns about the quality of the City's drinking |
| water, we also recommend that the Town establish a primary point of contact for the City for |
| courtesy notification and/or discussion of real time details related to issues with the City's |
| treatment and distribution processes. This could potentially avoid dramatized response to |
| typically less-detailed public notification. |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Residents of Palm Beach receive potable water from the City of West Palm Beach (City) |
| through a franchise agreement Town of Palm Beach (Town). As required under rule 62-550, |
| Florida Administrative Code, to protect the public health and ensure the quality of the delivered |
| potable water product, these taps are routinely sampled by the City of West Palm Beach's |
| Public Utilities Department for specified monitoring parameters. Concerned about assuring the |
| quality of the potable water product delivered to Town residents by the City, the Town |
| authorized HSA Engineers & Scientists (HSA) to conduct a one-time sampling event from two |
| of the sampling taps on the potable water distribution system (piping) serving the Town. |
| Collected samples were targeted for laboratory analyses for regulated water chemistry |
| parameters, constituents, and microbiologics most likely to be present in South Florida drinking |
| water supplies. |
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