The city wants to increase sewer surcharges for its biggest customers. Under a resolution set to go before the city council for a vote early next year, about 50 of the city's large commercial wastewater users would pay extra to dispose of industrial-strength sewage at Tampa's Howard F. Curren wastewater treatment plant. ...more

December 16, 2009

The outrage to offshore drilling stems from the risk of pollution to the pristine beaches of Florida and its ruination of tourism. Senators Nelson, Martinez and ex-Governor Bush must compare it to a Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. ...more

August 22, 2009

Interest seemed to dry up years ago in a regional, reclaimed water network while rainfall was plentiful. ...more

May 2, 2009

Interest seemed to dry up years ago in a regional, reclaimed water network while rainfall was plentiful. ...more

April 25, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Hillsborough County water officials say that about 460,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Sweetwater Creek on Wednesday after a pipe burst - the third time in a year the same area of pipe sent sewage into the waterway. ...more

March 27, 2009

An affordable housing subdivision with "green" construction is in the earliest stages of planning for the area west of the University of South Florida. ...more

December 31, 2008

It may be the campus crown jewel, but the new Marshall Student Center at the University of South Florida is a drain on utilities. ...more

November 11, 2008

It may be the campus crown jewel, but the new Marshall Student Center at the University of South Florida is a drag on utility costs. ...more

November 10, 2008

A broken sewer line has spilled about 300,000 gallons of sewage into Sweetwater Creek in the Town N' Country area and residents are warned to avoid contact with the creek and where it flows into Tampa Bay for the next several days. ...more

October 12, 2008

The recent revelations about Tampa Bay Water's Bill Young Reservoir confirm what many have known all along: Tampa Bay Water cannot be trusted. They have misused the authority given to them by the partnership agreement. They have been fiscally irresponsible with our tax dollars and lied to us about it time and time again! ...more

August 18, 2008