The City of Lakeland dumps a large amount of reclaimed water into Tampa Bay every day. ...more

March 31, 2009

77 years old. The owners on the floor above me installed a washing machine from which suds and water come into my apartment through the wastewater drains. I reported the problem to the manager but nothing has been done to correct the problem. We have laundry rooms in the building but, of course, people prefer to have their own machines. ...more

March 29, 2009

When the sun beats particularly hot on this land in the middle of the jungle, the roads sweat petroleum. ...more

February 9, 2009

PLANT CITY The city will show off its new $53 million water reclamation facility from 2 to 7 p.m. Feb. 20. The open house will include tours of the state-of-the-art plant at 1500 W. Victoria St. Officials will explain the process used to treat wastewater so it can be used for irrigation, industrial cooling and other uses. ...more

January 27, 2009

After struggling with the issue for two years, the Lake Placid Town Council has finally adopted a sewer connection ordinance. ...more

January 20, 2009

One of Gulf Boulevard's two northbound lanes is expected to remain closed today as crews continue to address a water main that was accidentally hit by a contractor, Pinellas County officials said. ...more

October 9, 2008

A section of North Howard Avenue is partially closed because of a break in a wastewater pipe, city officials said. ...more

September 30, 2008

The city budget will grow by almost 2 percent next year, Mayor Pam Iorio said today, and that is despite property tax reductions that have reduced revenue by a total of $28 million the past two years. ...more

August 7, 2008

Prospects suddenly look much brighter for a previously stalled plan to prevent the dumping millions of gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay by pumping it to a TECO power plant. ...more

June 21, 2008

CLEARWATER - Clearwater residents could someday be drinking treated sewage. City officials are looking to meet the ever-increasing demand for drinking water with purified wastewater. They say recycling wastewater would take pressure off the aquifer, cut the amount of sewage running into local waters and eventually trim water bills. ...more

May 25, 2008