Delray Faces Water Crisis and City Manager Search as Elections Approach
Facing a crisis involving the city’s water department, Delray Beach has mobilized.
As I reported this week, a Jan. 7 draft report by the Florida Department of Health recommends that the city pay a $2.9 million fine for hundreds of violations related to the safety of drinking water. In addition, the department’s proposed consent order recommends that Delray Beach issue a public notice stating that the city “cannot attest” to the safety of its water between 2007 and 2020.
So last month the city hired the law firm of Lewis Longman Walker. One of its practices is environmental law. The firm’s job likely is to negotiate with the Department of Health.