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Sinkhole Pumping Plan Gets Hearing Today

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 10, 2009

TAMPA - The water management district will hold a public meeting about a proposal to use a sinkhole as a source for the region's drinking water.

The district wants to take water from a Morris Bridge Road sinkhole near the Hillsborough River, first as a test to see whether it can be a reliable source without affecting the environment, then to add to the region's drinking water supply.

The meeting is at 6 p.m. today at the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Tampa office at 7601 U.S. 301 N.

The district first intends to pump water from the sinkhole for 30 days starting later this month or in early March.

Once the test is over, Tampa Bay Water, the region's wholesale water supplier, has asked the water management district for permission to continue using the sinkhole as a water source.

In addition to water management district staff members, representatives of Tampa Bay Water and the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission will also be at the meeting to answer questions.

For information, call (352) 796-7211, ext. 4222.

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