The expert panel will focus on near-term actions over the initial 60-day series of technical work sessions. The panelists will then take a deeper dive over the following 8 to 10 months to look at long-term solutions. Along the way, the panel’s work will be shared with the public and stakeholders.

The Grassy Waters Preserve is a 23 square mile wetland ecosystem and our main source drinking water. Grassy Water Preserve feeds and sustains Lake Mangonia and Clear Lake which directly provide water to the water treatment plant.  

When you turn on the tap, you're getting water from this Preserve that has been filtered and treated at our state-of-the-art water treatment plant.

Our water treatment plant uses conventional filtration, lime softening, and then ultraviolet and chloramine disinfection to provide clean, safe drinking water to more than 120,000 customers in the City of West Palm Beach, Town of Palm Beach, and Town of South Palm Beach.

We are continuing our rigorous water quality monitoring program and recently purchased a cyanotoxin screening tool that will help provide timely information on water treatment plant performance. If cyanotoxins are detected above health safety advisory levels, we are ready to take immediate action to remove and destroy cyanotoxins at the water treatment plant.

Cyanotoxins can be produced by blue-green algae when certain conditions exist, such as in warm water containing an abundance of nutrients. If not removed during drinking water treatment, exposure to cyanotoxins above certain health safety advisory levels may be harmful.

Additional Resources: Environmental Protection Agency Frequently Asked Questions About Harmful Algal Blooms