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New Water Plant Ready To Provide 10 Million Gallons A Day

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By YVETTE C. HAMMETT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 18, 2009

ORIENT PARK - A new water plant is online and soon will be supplying some 10 million gallons of water a day to homes and businesses in eastern and southern Hillsborough County.

The $31 million facility is Hillsborough County's fourth major water processing plant. It will supplement the Lithia water treatment plant, which has been running at or near capacity.

Hillsborough County Water Resource Services has scheduled a dedication ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the new plant, located at 9640 E. Columbus Drive off U.S. 301.

Tours will follow the ceremony.

The water department worked for months last year to install four miles of new transmission lines in the Brandon area to transport water processed at the new plant.

A mix of groundwater, surface water and desalinated water will be pumped from the nearby Tampa Bay Water treatment facility to the new plant for distribution.

Tampa Bay Water is permitted by the Southwest Florida Water Management District to provide water to Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties.

Reporter Yvette C. Hammett can be reached at yhammett@tampatrib.com or (813) 865-1566.

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