The 43rd annual Palm Beach International Boat Show will have more than $1.2 billion in products on display. Photo provided
By Steve Waters
While the Palm Beach International Boat Show displays the latest and greatest in watercraft from superyachts
By Jan Engoren
With a recent spate of Florida drownings in the ocean due to rip currents, as well as the June 13 death of an 8-year-old boy who fell off a sea wall and drowned in the Boynton Inlet — what better time to talk about water safety, especi
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN PALM BEACH COUNTY PROVIDES UPDATE ON PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
On May 28, 2021, the City of West Palm Beach notified the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County (DOH) that elevated levels of cylindrospermosin, a cyano
By Rich Pollack
Delray Beach drinking water customers on the barrier island are likely to see fewer disruptions to their service once a yearlong $1.8 million project wraps up this summer to replace or strengthen 40-year-old water mains below the Intr
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan had no contested races in the March municipal election, but begins April with a new mayor pro tem and new commissioner.
John Deese was unanimously appointed to the Town Commission during its March 23 meeting, replacing Jack D
Risa Levinson receives a case of water from Nelson Palomo, a maintenance worker for the city, after the Feb. 23 main break. At left is city crew leader Zach Torres. The city and FPL gave away water for parts of two days at Anchor Park amid a boil-wat
By Rich Pollack
Back in the early 2000s, when Delray Beach city leaders first considered providing golf courses and other large-scale users with reclaimed water for irrigation, conservation was a primary concern.
“It was good public policy to say ‘le
Johnny Finn, a Boca Save our Beaches volunteer, seals a sample at Silver Palm Park’s boat ramp. Samples are tested at a Boca High lab funded by the Surfrider Foundation. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Larry Keller
If it’s Monday morning in Boca Rato
By Rich Pollack
After months of discussion and number-crunching, the Highland Beach Town Commission has all but finalized a proposed five-year water and sewer rate structure designed to be more equitable while also making utilities operations self-su
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach commissioners were flabbergasted at their Jan. 19 meeting when they were told about a draft report that details a nearly $3 million fine for violations in the city’s reclaimed water program.
“The draft is sending the public
By Dan Moffett
A relationship that has flowed faithfully for 60 years abruptly ended on its anniversary in September.
The long-running water partnership between Manalapan and the Town of Hypoluxo died for the foreseeable future, after Hypoluxo switch
By Rich Pollack
Following through on inquiries from state regulators, Delray Beach’s Utilities Department is finishing up efforts to clean water storage tanks that had not been properly maintained in at least five years, while at the same time it tak
By Rich Pollack
As town commissioners struggle to restructure water and sewer charges, one thing is certain — most customers will soon be paying more for a gallon of water when they turn on the faucet or flush the toilet.
But there is a silver lining
By Rich Pollack
Issues with the Delray Beach water utilities program, which has included cross contamination of drinking water with reclaimed water and not properly cleaned storage tanks, will now be scrutinized by the county’s Office of Inspec
The Delray Beach water treatment plant, a few blocks south of downtown, has not received a major upgrade since the early 1990s. The city says it plans to improve cleaning and other maintenance at the aging plant, watching for trouble more closely tha
In an effort to help Delray Beach residents who have been without reclaimed water for weeks, employees like Curtis Duscan (center) and city contractors Clay Carroll (left) and Anthony Coates have started watering lawns on the barrier island. Jerry Lo
By Rich Pollack
Using reclaimed water for irrigation, especially in coastal communities, is generally a safe and economical way to keep lawns green and shrubs and flowers healthy.
As what happened with a few homes in Delray Beach shows, however, mis
Capt. Bruce Cyr of the Lantana-based Lady K drift fishing boat shows the 60-pound kingfish he caught off Boynton Inlet in early May 2019. Cyr’s kingfish hit a dead sardine on double 5/0 hooks in 180 feet of water. Photo provided by Bar Jack Fishing
2005 — Delray Beach begins planning for installation of reclaimed-water lines on the barrier island as part of a settlement reached with state and federal regulators to stop sending raw sewage into the ocean. The city hires contractors to do the work
