Plumber and Septic Service in North Palm Beach, FL

Who handles sewer and water in North Palm Beach

The Village of North Palm Beach does not run water or sewer. Its FAQ points residents to Seacoast Utility Authority, a publicly owned utility serving Palm Beach Gardens, North Palm Beach, Lake Park, the southern end of Juno Beach and parts of unincorporated Palm Beach County. The 2024 Comprehensive Plan says Seacoast provides sanitary sewer in the Village "with the exception of a few remaining septic tanks."

Seacoast's Sewer Service Policy draws the ownership line at the Point of Connection, where its collector main meets your pipe. Seacoast maintains the service piping up to that point. The lateral under your yard or slab is yours to repair. The policy bars connecting stormwater of any kind to the sanitary sewer, air conditioner condensate included, and requires a Seacoast-approved grease interceptor at food-service properties.

The North Palm Beach mailing name covers more than the Village. ZIP 33408 had 18,965 residents in the 2020 Census against the Village's 13,162. Lost Tree Village, Hidden Key, Portage Landings, Pirates Cove and the homes along Ellison Wilson Road are unincorporated and fall under Palm Beach County permitting. In March 2024, residents of the areas the Village proposed to annex voted against joining it.

Homes from 1950 to 1979 and the pipes inside them

Using 2016-2020 Census estimates, the comprehensive plan counts 8,251 housing units. About 72% were built between 1950 and 1979, and the 1970s were the busiest decade at 29.3%. Only 0.7% date from 2010 or later.

About 35% of units are single-family detached homes, and the plan credits the 1950s canal design with creating many waterfront lots. Nearly 43% of units sit in buildings with 20 or more units, including condominiums on Paradise Harbour Boulevard that date to the 1970s. We work on both.

At this age we check before we quote. Original cast iron drains can scale and crack, some homes may still have galvanized supply pipe, and older copper can develop pinholes. None of this is a documented Village-wide defect, so a camera or pressure test decides.

• Slow or gurgling cast iron drains
• Low pressure or rusty water from galvanized pipe
• Pinhole leaks in older copper
• Cracked or root-filled sewer laterals

Water quality, flood zones and canal-front lots

Seacoast draws from the shallow surficial aquifer and the brackish Floridan aquifer, then treats the water at its Hood Road Membrane Water Plant with nanofiltration and low-pressure reverse osmosis. Its 2025 water quality report lists no hardness value, so we test before recommending a softener.

Seacoast disinfects with chloramines rather than free chlorine, so a taste-and-odor filter needs media rated for chloramine. In June 2025 tap sampling, the 90th-percentile copper result was 0.041 ppm against a 1.3 ppm action level, and lead was 1.6 ppb against 15 ppb.

Flood zones vary by parcel, and the Village flood map shows AE, coastal VE and X zones. A 2023 Community Rating System class of 5 gives Village owners 25% off NFIP flood rates. Structures in the Coastal Planning Area must be built 1 foot above base flood elevation. On low lots we place water heaters with the flood zone in mind and keep cleanout caps sealed so rainwater stays out of the sewer.

Septic systems in and near the Village

Inside the Village, septic is the exception. Comprehensive plan Policy 1.1.4 directs the land development rules to prohibit additional septic systems, and Policy 1.5.4 lets properly built, working systems stay. Under Policy 1.5.5, once sewer reaches an unsewered area, a system that fails state water-quality standards or endangers public health must connect. The policy points to the state statute for timing. Under Florida Statute 381.00655, the owner of a working septic system must connect within 365 days after the sewer utility's written notice that sewer is available, and the owner of a system that needs repair must connect within 90 days after written notice from the state's onsite sewage program.

As of early 2023, some nearby streets were still on septic. The summary of a January 31, 2023 meeting with Seacoast lists septic-to-sewer conversions as anticipated east of A-1-A on Richard Road, Honey Road, Conroy Drive and Lorraine Court, plus Richard Road and Hinda Road to the north. That was a forecast, so we check each lot. In Juno Isles, an unincorporated neighborhood with North Palm Beach 33408 addresses, the civic association told Seacoast's board in June 2023 that all 338 homes use septic, and the board removed low-pressure sewer from the neighborhood's water main project.

Most tanks need pumping every 3 to 5 years. The comprehensive plan maps the developed Village mainly on Arents, Quartzipsamments and Basinger sands, with muck and tidal soils mostly inside MacArthur Beach State Park. We own our pump trucks and excavation equipment, so pumping and drain field work do not wait on a subcontractor.

Services North Palm Beach owners request

Septic calls come from the remaining tanks inside the Village and the unincorporated pockets around it.

• 24/7 emergency plumbing
• Drain cleaning and hydro jetting
• Sewer camera inspection to the Point of Connection
• Sewer line repair and replacement
• Cast iron pipe rejuvenation
• Leak and slab leak detection
• Water line repair
• Tank and tankless water heaters
• Water filtration and softeners after a water test
• Septic pumping, inspections and drain field repair
• Commercial plumbing along US 1, Northlake Boulevard, Prosperity Farms Road and Alternate A1A

What to expect when you call

A live dispatcher answers (561) 970-9282 day and night. Give your cross street. The central part of the Village, with the Country Club, Village Hall and the US 1 commercial strip, is reached only by two bridges on US 1 and one on Lighthouse Drive.

Our crew finds the cause and gives you an upfront price before work begins. LCI holds Florida Certified Plumbing Contractor license CFC1427175 and is rated 4.7 stars from 950+ Google reviews. If the problem is on Seacoast's side, such as a main or lift station, we tell you so you can report it.

Buying or selling a North Palm Beach home

For a Village house built in the 1950s through 1970s, get a sewer camera inspection of the lateral. It shows scale, cracks or roots, and repairs up to Seacoast's Point of Connection fall on the owner. For an unincorporated address, confirm sewer or septic before closing. If there is a tank, a real estate septic inspection checks the tank and drain field.

Nearby areas we serve

Our office is at 140 Jupiter St in Jupiter. Seacoast also serves Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Park and the southern end of Juno Beach. Juno Beach shares ZIP 33408.

• Jupiter
• Juno Beach
• Palm Beach Gardens
• Lake Park