In its endless pursuit of new sources of drinking water, Tampa Bay Water is considering withdrawing more from the Alafia River upstream, then replacing it with treated wastewater downstream. ...more

February 16, 2008

RIVERVIEW - In its endless pursuit of new sources of drinking water, Tampa Bay Water is considering withdrawing more from the Alafia River upstream, then replacing it with treated wastewater downstream. ...more

February 15, 2008

The wait is over: U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young is running for another term in Congress. ...more

January 18, 2008

Initially downplayed by Tampa Bay Water officials, the huge cracks in the walls of the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir have turned into an expensive problem. ...more

December 9, 2007

Even though members of Congress cut back their pork barrel spending this year, House lawmakers still tacked on to the military appropriations bill $1.8 billion to pay 580 private companies for projects the Pentagon did not request. ...more

November 4, 2007

For the third consecutive month, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has authorized regional supplier Tampa Bay Water to continue skimming nearly twice the percentage of Alafia River flow allowed by permit. ...more

October 8, 2007

For years, researchers tried to figure out how much water can be pumped from the Alafia River to meet humans' needs without upsetting the delicate habitat that fish and young marine life need to survive. ...more

October 6, 2007

Despite a White House veto threat, the U.S. House on Thursday approved a bill that would add wind insurance coverage to an already debt-ridden national flood insurance program. ...more

September 28, 2007

Jerry Maxwell, who guided Tampa Bay Water from its birth during the regional water wars to a period of regional cooperation in finding new sources of water, announced Wednesday he will retire from his job as general manager effective Feb. 28. ...more

September 20, 2007