Water has been the talk of the City in Riviera Beach this week and it’s not a new topic, according to current council member KaShamba Miller-Anderson and former Mayor Bishop Tom Masters.
Miller-Anderson has served on the Riviera Beach City Council for nearly nine years.
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In that time she knows just because water quality and testing isn’t on the council agenda, doesn’t mean it’s not going to pop up.
“Rightfully so I understand sometimes when information is put out there without all of the facts, it definitely heightens residents’ concerns,” Miller-Anderson said.
The facts are trickling out for residents.
Testing in June 2023 showed positive readings for E. coli with no notification until January emails WPTV requested show that Utility Special District Director Michael Low didn’t think the notice was necessary because of a false positive reading.
On Monday, Mayor Ronnie Felder revealed after a meeting with the State Health Department in Palm Beach County that fecal matter did come into contact with the drinking water supply last year.