Money from a fine levied against the region's water supplier for excessive pumping at wellfields in the winter and spring will pay for a study of how much water Florida Friendly Landscaping saves. ...more

October 22, 2009

A two-year drought and the region's relentless demand for water means a boon for anglers as tons of game fish have been evicted from a shrinking reservoir and put in nearby ponds. ...more

March 7, 2009

A two-year drought and the region's relentless demand for fresh water will mean a boon for anglers as tons of game fish have been evicted from a shrinking reservoir and put in nearby ponds. ...more

March 5, 2009

The water management district will let utilities tap additional sources of water as a stubborn lack of rain continues to strain supplies. The Southwest Florida Water Management District has issued two emergency orders granting Tampa to take water from Sulphur Springs to augment its reservoir on the Hillsborough River and for Tampa Bay Water to expand its withdrawals from the Tampa Bypass Canal. ...more

February 16, 2009

A small, picturesque sinkhole near Morris Bridge Road will soon begin sending millions of gallons of water a day to the Tampa Bypass Canal, which will be available to help quench the region's drought-heightened thirst. ...more

January 22, 2009

Tampa Bay Water will burn for the sake of the environment. The water utility plans to conduct controlled burns at the C.W. "Bill" Young Regional Reservoir through the late fall and winter months. ...more

November 1, 2008

Tampa Bay Water plans to conduct controlled burns at the C.W. Young Regional Reservoir through the late fall and winter months. ...more

October 31, 2008

When Tampa Bay Water analyzes six sites for a second drinking water reservoir, environmental considerations should be ranked highest, some residents said Thursday night. ...more

May 2, 2008

The Pasco County Commission is considering Commissioner Jack Mariano's proposal to move the public comment portion of commission meetings from the end of the meetings to the beginning. ...more

December 18, 2007

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