Do we really...

Do we really want West Palm Beach to supply Lake Worth with water?

You be the judge.

July 27, 2008

After New Port Richey-based U.S. Water Services Corp. took over the plant at the county health department's urging, the firm in November released an astounding list of problems - a day of reckoning following years of inept operation and haphazard maintenance.(source: http://www.backyardpost.com/news/2008/jul/27/west-palm-beach-water-problems-clearing-up/)

February 14, 2008

Ken Reardon, the assistant city administrator who has overseen the city's water system and its ongoing problems, has resigned after 15 years
(source: http://www.topix.com/city/west-palm-beach-fl/2008/02/west-palms-water-system-chief-ken-reardon-resigns)

January 24, 2008

More than one in 10 people who drank city water when it was contaminated with fecal bacteria said they got sick, according to a survey of residents released by the Palm Beach County Health Department on Wednesday.
(source: http://www.kpchapman.com/2008/01/24/water-survey-finds-12-felt-sick/)

September 30, 2007

Water from 13 sites tested positive for fecal coliform, total coliform and E. coli bacteria, which could be coming from sewage or bird droppings

An elusive source of human or animal waste is contaminating the city's water supply, prompting a boil water order expected to last through Wednesday and a request for customers to use as much water as possible beginning at 10 tonight to purge the system.
(source: http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1083848/west_palm_beach_boil_water_notice_expected_to_last_several/index.html)