With the region in the throes of a nearly three-year drought, water regulators said Tuesday they want to wring every last drop from current restrictions and boost conservation before imposing tougher rules - "the last bullet in our holster." ...more

February 25, 2009

The right lane of northbound Meridian Avenue between East Washington and Triggs streets is closed for work on a water main connection, the Tampa Water Department said today. ...more

February 20, 2009

Customers of the Placid Utilities water system are being advised to boil their water before drinking, cooking, or brushing their teeth. ...more

February 15, 2009

Placid Utility water system customers in the Tomoka Heights subdivision on Beechwwod Way experienced emergency water shutdown at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, to repair a four-inch water line. Water was restored by noon. ...more

January 26, 2009

Placid Utility water system customers in the Tomoka Heights subdivision on Beechwwod Way experienced emergency water shutdown at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, to repair a four-inch water line. Water was restored by noon. ...more

January 26, 2009

Although regional water supply levels are low, city residents continue to violate outdoor water use restrictions, Tampa Water Department officials say. Water enforcement officers have written an average of six water-use violation citations a day since the beginning of January. Violating Tampa's water-use restrictions could result in fines ranging from $100 to $450 and a mandatory court appearance. ...more

January 21, 2009

Northbound Ashley Drive has been closed between Kennedy Boulevard and Whiting Street to allow Water Department workers to repair a four-inch water main. ...more

January 14, 2009

When Louie Sellars came to work for the city in 1968, its utility department was anything but state-of-the-art. ...more

January 14, 2009

Northbound Ashley Drive between East Whiting Street and East Kennedy Boulevard will be closed until Friday for road repairs related to a broken water main. ...more

January 13, 2009

Linda Bollea will get an additional $400,000 to pay her attorneys in her divorce from famed former wrestler Hulk Hogan. ...more

December 12, 2008