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Board Approved 2010 Regional Water Supply Plan
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Board Approved 2010 Regional Water Supply Plan
Appendices
- 4-1 Reclaimed Water — Existing and Future by County
- 4-2 Planning Region Summary Table — Savings, Cost Effectiveness and Costs by Use Sector
- 4-3 Non-Agricultural Conservation Data Source, Utility Costs and Savings by County
- 4-4 Non-Public Supply Industrial⁄Commercial, Mining, Power Generation Data Source for Costs and Savings by County
- 4-5 Non-Public Supply Recreational ⁄ Aesthetic Data Source for Costs and Savings by County
- 4-6 Description of the Conservation Planning Model
- 4-7 Criteria for Determining Potential Water Availability for Rivers
2010 Draft Public Comments and District Responses
Previous Regional Water Supply Plans
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Tampa Bay Planning Region
The Tampa Bay Planning Region encompasses approximately 2,120 square miles, covering all of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties. It is the most urbanized area in the Southwest Florida Water Management District, although land-use types range from urban/built-up areas such as the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg to predominantly agricultural land uses in the inland portions of Hillsborough and Pasco counties and phosphate mining in southeastern Hillsborough County.
Tampa Bay is the major surface water feature in the planning region, but the region also contains six major rivers (Alafia, Little Manatee, Hillsborough, Withlacoochee, Anclote and Pithlachascotee), the Tampa Bypass Canal, over 150 named lakes, and several second-magnitude springs (Crystal Springs group, Wall, Sulphur, Lithia and Buckhorn).
Portions of the region are dominated by extensive hardwood swamps, wet prairies and isolated wetlands. Three principal aquifer systems (surficial, intermediate and Upper Floridan) are present in the planning region and are used as water supply sources. The 2005–2030 increase in water demand in the Tampa Bay Planning Region is projected to be approximately 123 million gallons per day (mgd). As of 2010, it is estimated that at least 74 percent of that demand (91 mgd) has either been met or will be met by projects that meet the District’s definition of being under development. The remaining demand will be met by unused groundwater quantities that have been permitted to utilities and by a combination of projects that will (1) develop additional surface water from the Hillsborough River/Tampa Bypass Canal system and the Alafia River, (2) provide reclaimed water in the region and (3) reduce water use through non-agricultural water conservation.
