City of Lake Worth Utilities

Lake Worth Utilities is the municipal utility department serving the City of Lake Worth. It provides essential utility services to residents and businesses within the city's jurisdiction. These services typically include water, wastewater, and electricity distribution, consistent with the role of a city‑run utility. The organization manages infrastructure that supports daily life for the local community. Customer interactions, such as bill payment, are facilitated through an online payment portal.

In August 2018, Lake Worth Utilities disclosed a cybersecurity incident that potentially exposed credit‑card information of customers who used its online payment system over a six‑week period. The breach was traced to a third‑party payment processor, later identified as Central Square Technologies, which handled the transaction data on behalf of the utility. Although the utility did not directly store the payment data, it notified affected customers and advised them to monitor their financial statements for unauthorized activity. The incident underscored the utility’s reliance on external vendors for critical payment‑processing functions. As a municipal entity, Lake Worth Utilities operates under the authority of the City of Lake Worth government and is not a privately owned corporation.