E-Coli in Lake Osborne Estates

MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT

Water Utilities Department

301 College Street

Lake Worth, FL 33460

561.586.1710
lakeworth.org

Contact:               Timothy Sloan, Water Plant Manager

Phone:                 561.586.1710

Email:                    tsloan@lakeworth.org

Drinking Water Notice

The Lake Osborne drinking water system – aka US Water Services - purchases their drinking water from the City of Lake Worth.  A water line repair was made last week by US Water Services in the Lake Osborne Subdivision (a consecutive water system of the City of Lake Worth). Following the repair, bacteriological samples were collected and the samples tested positive for the ecoli bacteria.  US Water is collecting additional samples to determine the extent of the problem.  Although the Lake Osborne water infrastructure system is not within Lake Worth jurisdiction, the City – in the upmost of caution – wishes to inform its end-users of this issue.  US Water Services will be informing their customers via public outreach. 

The City of Lake Worth Water Utility constant goal is to provide safe and dependable drinking water. Lake Worth monitors the drinking water well field and distribution system routinely throughout the month. All bacteriological samples have tested absent this month, including the most recent bacteriological samples collected on November 11, 2016.  The City of Lake Worth will inform our customers of any change in water quality.

This affects LAKE OSBORNE residents that utilize US Water Services ONLY.

For more information, please contact US Water Services at 866.753.8292 ext. 207 

For general guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or at https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/safe-drinking-water-hotline