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Watering Rules To Relax For Shallow Well Owners
One week after imposing the toughest watering rules in the state, Tampa wants to ease restrictions on city residents who use shallow wells to keep their lawns green. ...more
April 1, 2009
County To Give Basics On Reclaimed Water
With the continued drought and an increased desire to conserve, more people are asking about reclaimed water, said Alys Brockway, the county's water conservation coordinator. ...more
April 1, 2009
Tampa Bay Area Gets Toughest-Ever Water Rules
As of Friday, the Tampa Bay area will have its toughest-ever water restrictions, courtesy of Tuesday's unanimous vote by the Southwest Florida Water Management District's governing board. ...more
March 31, 2009
TECO Signs Deal For Reclaimed Water
The City of Lakeland dumps a large amount of reclaimed water into Tampa Bay every day. ...more
March 31, 2009
March Rains In Tampa Bay Area To Fall Well Short Of Normal
BROOKSVILLE -- Even with rain in today's forecast, March will end with well-below-normal rainfall around the Tampa Bay area. Rain measuring stations scattered around Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco operated by the Southwest Florida Water Management District show the region rain is far below half what's normally received in a typical March. ...more
March 31, 2009
Rains Bring Some Relief
People seemed happy to dodge raindrops while running into Lakeshore Mall on Sunday morning. ...more
March 30, 2009
Pumping Won't Bleed Wellfields Dry
Full-tilt pumping at wellfields in Pasco and Hillsborough counties will lower nearby lake levels and affect wetlands but likely won't bring a return to environmental damage seen before 2003, when the region's water supply relied solely on groundwater. ...more
March 29, 2009
Youths Give Boost To The Shoreline
A gaggle of young volunteers who'd never heard of black rush grass spent Friday morning plugging it into the shoreline of a freshwater pond near Tampa Electric Co.'s Big Bend Station. ...more
March 29, 2009
More Restrictions Possible
On Tuesday, the Southwest Florida Water Management District will consider its next phase of tighter water restrictions for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. ...more
March 28, 2009
Pumping Won't Bleed Wellfields Dry
Full-tilt pumping at wellfields in Pasco and Hillsborough counties will lower nearby lake levels and affect wetlands but likely won't bring a return to environmental damage seen before 2003, when the region's water supply relied solely on groundwater. ...more
March 28, 2009
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