Residents are complaining that Hillsborough County's water department pumped raw sewage from a broken pipe into a lake where hundreds of people have waterfront homes. ...more

November 25, 2008

Residents are complaining Hillsborough County's water department has pumped raw sewage from a line break into a lake where hundreds of people have waterfront homes. The water department agrees the water in the storm drain has a strong smell but won't know whether it is contaminated until samples are tested. ...more

November 24, 2008

Aloha Utilities customers expect to pay more if the company is bought out and merged into the county utility operation. ...more

November 19, 2008

The Pasco County Commission voted today to pay $90.5 million to buy the privately owned Aloha Utilities. ...more

October 7, 2008

I live on Dauphin Island, three miles into the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Alabama. As I read the political positioning by the president and presidential candidates on whether to rescind restrictions on offshore oil drilling as a solution to soaring gas prices, I can only shake my head while gaping at the brightly lit crown of oil and natural gas rigs that surround my community. ...more

August 3, 2008

Aloha Utilities should be allowed to almost double residential water bills over the next two years, Florida Public Service Commission staff agreed late Friday. ...more

February 2, 2008

Residents and officials have known for decades that this small borough sits on hundreds of poorly sealed natural gas wells thought to be emitting methane gas. ...more

October 19, 2007

About 10 months behind schedule, an Aloha Utilities treatment project looks to be back on track now that a consultant has started sending information on resolving longstanding water quality problems. ...more

October 17, 2007