The Lake Worth Herald on 8/27/15: Larry A. Johnson, P.E., Director of Water/Sewer Utilities is featured

The Lake Worth Herald if you were not aware, is the City's Oldest Established Business—Established in 1912. Here is an excerpt from the last issue about our City's Director of Water Utilities:

     There are few departments in the City of Lake Worth that have a mission the deals with the health and safety of all of its citizens. Larry Johnson, Director of Water Utilities, and his team of professionals are protecting us 24/7 from a wide-range of water related illnesses. They provide a high-quality water system.
“People depend on potable (drinkable) water daily for a better quality of life. They expect that it will be there when they turn on the tap.” The Water Utilities are considered a ‘critical infrastructure’ and is protected by the Department of Homeland Security.
     When Larry Johnson arrived in Lake Worth two years as the Director, he found an efficient department that had a 100 year old story to tell. There are pictures showing the first pipes being laid on Lake Avenue in c.1913. Some of the pipes were made of wood.
     The first water tower was located where City Hall is today. The water tower and wells were moved to ‘the hill’ in the early 1920’s. It was built just south of the Lake Worth High School which opened in 1922.