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How the District Responds to Rain Event
Whether they were operating structures, providing needed equipment or talking to citizens, staff members were busy last month…
Clearwater Opens Second Reverse-Osmosis Water Treatment Plant
The City of Clearwater recently celebrated the grand opening of its second reverse-osmosis water treatment plant. …
Palmetto opens new ASR Well to Store Reclaimed Water
Palmetto residents now have a new Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well.
District leaders recently helped the City of Palmetto…
TECO Receives Award for Reclaimed Water Project
Tampa Electric Company (TECO) recently received the 2015 Edison Award, the electric power industry’s highest honor, for a cutting…
Springs Team Presents at Workshop
Members of the District’s Springs Team were among the collection of speakers at the recent Springs into Action workshop…
Governor Reappoints Five Members to the Governing Board
Gov. Rick Scott reappointed five members of the District’s Governing Board:
Jeffrey Adams, 56, of St. Petersburg, is an attorney…
Reminder: Watch the Weather, Wait to Water
The District encourages residents who irrigate their lawns to take advantage of the summer rains and “watch the weather, wait to…
District Loses Pioneering Leader
One of the founding leaders that helped shape the District passed away this week. Dale Twachtmann, the District’s first executive…
District Reports Largest Amount of Seagrass in Tampa Bay since the 1950s.
Tampa Bay has the largest amount of seagrass measured in more than 60 years, an indication the…