{"id":328959,"date":"2025-12-04T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/328959\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T00:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:00:11","slug":"weird-water-smell-taste-possible-in-palm-beach-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/328959\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird Water Smell, Taste Possible In Palm Beach County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"915\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1791.png\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"Water System\" decoding=\"async\"   title=\"Weird Water Smell, Taste Possible In Palm Beach County 1\"\/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764806411_61_IMG_1791.png\" alt=\"Water System\" class=\"wp-image-113833\" title=\"Weird Water Smell, Taste Possible In Palm Beach County 2\"  \/>Palm Beach County water customers may notice a taste or smell change in early January. <\/p>\n<p>BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright \u00a9 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) \u2014 Customers of Palm Beach County water may experience an unexpected smell or taste as the system is cleaned in early January. Palm Beach County just provided this announcement to BocaNewsNow.com:<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; In order to deliver the highest quality water to customers, Palm Beach County Water Utilities (PBCWUD) requires periodic line flushing and temporary treatment modification. These modifications to the disinfection process are routine and an industry best practice as a precautionary measure to maintain drinking water quality.<\/p>\n<p>From\u00a0January 2 through January 22, 2026, PBCWUD will be using free chlorine as opposed to chloramine for water treatment.\u00a0This is only temporary and the water is safe to drink.\u00a0PBCWUD drinking water treatment processes adhere to all regulatory standards.<\/p>\n<p>PBCWUD customers who use water for specialized purposes \u2014such as fish, amphibian and reptile tanks; stores and restaurants with fish aquariums and holding tanks for fish and shellfish; along with hospitals, blood\/dialysis clinics, or users of home dialysis equipment \u2014 may need to take action to maintain appropriate water quality during this temporary modification period. These customers are advised to seek professional guidance for removing chlorine residuals.<\/p>\n<p>For all other customers, there are no precautions needed. It\u2019s recommended that customers who are sensitive to this change keep an open container of drinking water refrigerated for a few hours, allowing the chlorine to dissipate.<\/p>\n<p>This process will not affect customers in Belle Glade, Pahokee, and South Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Customers needing more information on this temporary change are advised to call PBCWUD at\u00a0(561) 740-4600, and select option #1. &lt;&lt;<\/p>\n<p>Have an announcement that&#8217;s not quite news? BocaNewsNow.com can help spread the word. <a href=\"https:\/\/bocanewsnow.com\/advertising\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE, LEARN MORE. <\/a> We have millions of page interactions each month. This is a great place for your press releases or advertisement.<\/p>\n<p>Sign Up Here for our free nightly newsletter and breaking news email alerts. <a href=\"https:\/\/bocanewsnow.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here. <\/a> We won&#8217;t spam you. 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