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 County takeover would affect Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes and Gulf Stream

By Larry Barszewski

Coastal towns relying on Boynton Beach for their drinking water or for fire-rescue services could find themselves dealing with Palm Beach County instead if t

The town no longer needs to borrow $7 million — or even 7 cents — to finish its 10-year capital improvement project and hook up to Boynton Beach’s drinking water system.

Gulf Stream has already paid $12.9 million for the Core area’s portion of the ca

By Steve Plunkett

Mere months after raising the rates that residents pay for drinking water — with many paying up to 36% more — Gulf Stream town commissioners have scaled back the level of the increases.

After hearing complaints about “almost shockin

By Rich Pollack

When Delray Beach needed water, lots of it and in a hurry, it turned to those it knew it could count on — its neighbors.

Those neighbors came through, providing the city with more than 30 million gallons of drinking water in all — and

By John Pacenti

First, it was about the drinking water supplied to town residents. Now it’s also about the fire rescue services residents receive.

Ocean Ridge leaders have learned that Palm Beach County could assume responsibility for Boynton Beach’s

By Steve Plunkett

On its way to faucets in Gulf Stream next fall: better tasting water delivered with higher water pressure and a lower cost.

That’s the promise of a 25-year agreement Gulf Stream made with its soon-to-be new water provider, Boynton B

By Mary Thurwachter

Acting Mayor Karen Lythgoe had a welcoming smile on her face when a resident, tin box in hand, approached the dais during the Feb. 13 Lantana Town Council meeting. The box didn’t contain what Lythgoe expected.
“I guess you don’t w

By Joe Capozzi

South Palm Beach officials are getting a head start exploring options for drinking water after the town’s franchise agreement with West Palm Beach expires in 2030.
One alternative, outlined in a recent water supply evaluation, is to ge

Water samples taken between May 14 and 18 show those from (l-r) a Delray Beach home on Delray Lakes Drive, a Delray Beach condo on Dotterel Road, a Boca Raton home on Southwest Fifth Street, and two samples from a Delray Beach home on Sandoway Lane t

What is wrong with the Delray Beach commissioners?  They have as a whole completely ruined the award-winning small town of Delray Beach. It has been ruined and they are all to blame. 
With their approved overdevelopment, the city has, in a mere coupl

By Joe Capozzi

South Palm Beach officials are taking tours of the West Palm Beach water treatment plant to gain a better understanding of the quality of the town’s drinking water supply. 
Council members Ray McMillan and Monte Berendes took separate

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel listens to Water Treatment Plant Manager James T. Lee at the Delray Beach plant. Photo provided

By Rich Pollack

When U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel and Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia toured the city’s water treatment plant Feb. 8,

City may incur more fines if terms aren’t met

 Letter to the Editor: City manager promises ‘brighter’ future for Delray water customers

By Jane Smith

Delray Beach must meet three years of deadlines along with paying a record $1 million civil fine and

By Jane Smith

Negotiations are back on between the Florida Department of Health and Delray Beach over violations in the city’s reclaimed water program.
“A few weeks ago, the City of Delray Beach reached out to the Department of Health to try and settl

By Rich Pollack

Acting on orders from the state health department, Delray Beach will continue testing its drinking water for the presence of cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” even as the city reinforces its contention that the water doesn’t pose a h

By Jane Smith

    Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes and county pocket residents will soon have drinking water without added fluoride.
    Their water supplier, Boynton Beach Utilities, took one of its two fluoride tanks offline at the end of January and the