In accordance with best practice, beginning Sunday, January 08, 2023, the City of Delray Beach will begin the process of temporarily switching from total chloramines to free chlorine. The event will take place until Saturday, January 28, 2023. The City will also flush fire hydrants during this period.

This preventive maintenance process is recommended by the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the lead regulatory agencies overseeing the Safe Drinking Water Act programs. The process entails converting from chloramines to free chlorine as the primary disinfectant and ensures the City’s drinking water remains safe and compliant with all regulatory water quality parameters.

Customers served by Delray Beach Utilities may notice a slight chlorine taste or odor in their tap water during this period. Many may not detect a change at all. If you are especially sensitive to the taste or odor of chlorine, keep an open container of drinking water in your refrigerator for a few hours to allow the chlorine to dissipate.

Users of home dialysis machines, owners of aquarium fish, and managers of stores and restaurants with fish and shellfish holding tanks are advised to seek professional advice as the method for removing chlorine residuals differs from removing chloramine residuals from tap water.

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For additional information, please contact customer service at (561) 243?7312 between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.