Category Archive: Water Quality
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Read MoreTampa Bay Water Completes First Quarter Testing in EPA Study
Tampa Bay Water and its member utilities are participating in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) nationwide fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) study. The first of four consecutive quarters... -
Read MoreTampa Bay Water Changes Treatment Process During Liquid Oxygen Shortage
Since Aug. 26, Tampa Bay Water has temporarily changed the water treatment process at its Lithia Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Facility due to a lack of liquid oxygen deliveries, which have... -
Read MoreSouth Pasco Water Treatment Plant Project Will Improve Water Quality
At its July 19 meeting, the Tampa Bay Water Board of Directors approved the South Pasco Water Treatment Plant Water Improvements Project, which will improve the quality of the water... -
Read MoreTampa Bay Water Requests Permit Enforcements to Protect Waterways
Waters along the western coast of Florida and Tampa Bay have recently seen an increase in red tide, an overpopulation of nuisance algae that kills fish. Nutrients like nitrogen and... -
Read MoreHurricane Preparation Starts Months in Advance at Tampa Bay Water
Access to clean, safe water is essential before, during and after hurricane emergencies. Although the official hurricane season is June 1 through November 30, named storms can occur as early... -
Read MoreTampa Bay Water Closely Monitoring Piney Point
After a leak was detected in the liner of a gypsum stack at the former Piney Point Fertilizer Plant in Manatee County, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection authorized the... -
Read MoreTampa Suspended Ion Exchange Pilot May Help Water Quality Study
Tampa Bay Water staff toured the City of Tampa’s Suspended Ion Exchange (SIX) Pilot Plant at the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Plant on April 5 to learn about a... -
Read More2020 Water Quality Report is Available
Tampa Bay Water has released its 2020 Water Quality Report, or consumer confidence report, outlining the quality of the water the utility provides to its six member governments. The United... -
Read MoreCarollo Engineers Selected to Perform Regional Water Quality Study
Providing clean, high-quality drinking water that meets or is better than federal or state standards is what Tampa Bay Water has done since its inception. And that means we’re constantly... -
Read MoreTampa Bay Water Takes Extra Precautions to Keep Employees Safe, Provide Continuous Service During Hurricanes
Access to clean, safe water is essential before, during and after hurricane emergencies. Hurricane season is June 1 through November 30 and for Tampa Bay Water and other utilities across...