Riviera Beach Utility Director Michael Low maintains the city’s drinking water is safe now.
However, there are questions regarding whether or not it was safe back in June. That’s when newly uncovered reports showed there was fecal contamination in the drinking water.
At a Monday news conference, Mayor Ronnie Felder said Riviera Beach’s drinking water was contaminated when it was tested in June, but he did not offer any proof.
WPTV dug into documents Tuesday that showed that Felder was correct in his assessment.
WPTVWe obtained an email sent from the regional environmental health manager to Riviera Beach city commissioners.
That email reads that on June 6, 2023, the city of Riviera Beach collected “fecal positive samples” from water being served to customers. Those customers included businesses and residences.
That letter added that “the city was required by law to publish a boil water notice in the affected area of the distribution system within 24 hours.”