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Tampa Bypass Canal Pump Station and Pipeline The Tampa Bypass Canal pumping station can access two surface water sources: the Tampa Bypass Canal itself and water conveyed to the canal from the Hillsborough River through existing control structures. Diversions from the Hillsborough River are "flow based," and withdrawals from the Tampa Bypass Canal are based on elevations in the canal's lower and middle pools. This means that withdrawals are tied to how much water is actually flowing in the canal and the river. When flows are low in these systems, little or no water is harvested by Tampa Bay Water for public supply. When flows in the system are higher, an environmentally safe percentage of that water is harvested for public use.
The Tampa Bypass Canal pipeline is a one-mile 84-inch diameter pipeline that conveys water from the Tampa Bypass Canal pumping station to the Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant. Besides conveying water directly to the surface water treatment plant, the Tampa Bypass Canal pipeline also connects with the South-Central Hillsborough Intertie to move excess water to the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir.
Tampa Bypass Canal Source Withdrawal Schedule
Hillsborough River High Water Source Withdrawal Schedule Tampa Bay Water's diversions from the Hillsborough River occur only when the river flow is at least 100 cubic feet per second, which is four to five times the minimum flow established for the river.
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