Across the region, residents are already making a difference. As we enter the final stretch of the dry season and remain under a Stage 3 Regional Supply Shortage, we’re asking everyone—indoors and out—to keep it going by using only the water you need and avoiding waste.
October 1, 2026 | Selection Committee Meeting
October 14, 2026 | Selection Committee Interviews
October 15, 2026 | Selection Committee Interviews
October 19, 2026 | Regular Board of Directors Meeting
If you live in the Tampa Bay area, chances are you get your water from us.
Our mission is to reliably provide clean, safe water to the region now and for future generations.
We supply wholesale drinking water to more than 2.6 million people through the governments we serve.
Planning for the future is an on-going process at Tampa Bay Water that includes more than potential new supplies. Our long-term planning process includes analyses of future demand, conservation potential, supply reliability, water shortage mitigation planning and hydrologic uncertainty – all wrapped up in the Long-term Master Water Plan planning process.
Providing clean, safe drinking water is a top priority at Tampa Bay Water.The drinking water we provide our member governments is safe: it meets or is better than all local, state and federal drinking water regulations.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection require that all water utilities provide their customers with a water quality report annually. The report contains details about your sources of drinking water, how it is treated, what it contains and how it compares to federal and state standards.
Make your application stand out: Tampa Bay Water’s Water Conservation and Protection Grants Program is accepting applications through Nov. 13, 2026. Applicants who schedule a consultation with the program administrator by Oct. 30, 2026, can receive early feedback, refine their proposals, and strengthen their submissions before the final deadline. The Water Conservation and Protection Grant…
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The Tampa Bay area is growing, and Tampa Bay Water is making progress on three projects to meet its mandate of providing clean drinking water to the region. South Hillsborough Wellfield In August, Tampa Bay Water’s board awarded Stantec Consulting Services $14.3 million for professional engineering services on the South Hillsborough Wellfield. The South…
Tampa Bay Water’s 2027 Fiscal Year Budget has earned a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). This marks the 18th consecutive year the agency has received this prestigious honor. The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award recognizes agencies that prepare high-quality budget documents that reflect both…
Tampa Bay Water issues revenue bonds to fund its Capital Improvement Program and maintain the regional drinking water system. In July, Tampa Bay Water’s board of directors approved issuing new fixed-interest-rate revenue bonds to fund the utility’s capital projects and new fixed-interest-rate refunding bonds to refund existing debt. On Aug. 4, the utility priced the…
News Release For Immediate Release Contact: Malique Rankinmrankin@tampabaywater.org(727) 337-5833 CLEARWATER, Fla. (Sept. 4, 2026) – Above-normal rainfall in August helped improve regional water supply conditions, increasing storage in the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir and reducing water demand across the Tampa Bay region. While the recent rainfall is encouraging, long-term rainfall and streamflow deficits remain,…
News Release For Immediate Release Contact: Malique Rankinmrankin@tampabaywater.org(727) 337-5833 LITHIA, Fla. (August 31, 2026) - Tampa Bay Water is conducting a test of its emergency siren system at the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir on Wed., September 2, at 9 a.m. To ensure the sirens are effective in the unlikely event of an emergency, the…
News Release For Immediate Release Contact: Malique Rankinmrankin@tampabaywater.org(727) 337-5833 CLEARWATER, Fla. (Aug 3, 2026) – Tampa Bay Water is accepting applications for its Water Conservation and Protection Grant Program. The program offers up to $50,000 in funding for local projects that help conserve water, protect drinking water sources and promote environmental stewardship throughout the region.…
News Release For Immediate Release Contact: Malique Rankinmrankin@tampabaywater.org(727) 337-5833 LITHIA, Fla. (August 3, 2026) - Tampa Bay Water is conducting a test of its emergency siren system at the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir on Wed., August 5, at 9 a.m. To ensure the sirens are effective in the unlikely event of an emergency, the…
Public records requests should be directed to the records custodian, Krista Simon, at:Phone: (727) 796‑2355 Email: records@tampabaywater.orgFax: (727) 791‑2388Mail: 2575 Enterprise RoadClearwater, FL 33763
