Desalination Archives - Tampa Bay Water

Category Archive: Desalination

0707/22

Telephone Town Halls Offer Opportunities to Provide Feedback on New Projects

Desalination, Future Water, Reservoir, Surface Water
Tampa Bay Water has two options under consideration to supply more water to the region by 2028: expanding surface water capacity or expanding the seawater desalination plant. The Surface Water...
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2605/22

Flexible Operations Plan Helps Sustainably Meet Demand

Board, Desalination, Groundwater, Reservoir, Surface Water
At the May meeting, Tampa Bay Water’s board approved the agency’s Operations Plan Biennial Report for submission to the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Every two years, Tampa Bay Water...
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0803/22

New Water Supply Feasibility Studies Set for March 2022 Completion

Desalination, Groundwater, Master Water Plan, Surface Water
Tampa Bay Water’s Long-term Master Water Plan is a 20-year framework for meeting the region’s future drinking water needs. Updated every five years, the plan involves feasibility studies for new...
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2912/21

Modifications at TECO's Big Bend Plant Affect Desal Plant Operations

Desalination
Tampa Bay Water has been studying the feasibility of expanding its desalination operations to provide an additional 10-15 million gallons per day (mgd) of drinking water to the region. However,...
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2910/21

Tampa Bay Water Addresses Additional Changes at Big Bend Power Plant

Desalination
In 2018 and earlier this year, Tampa Electric Company (TECO) announced it was making modifications to its Big Bend Power Plant in Apollo Beach, Fla., where the desalination plant is...
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2604/21

Tampa Bay Water Closely Monitoring Piney Point

Desalination, Water Quality
After a leak was detected in the liner of a gypsum stack at the former Piney Point Fertilizer Plant in Manatee County, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection authorized the...
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0110/20

Intake Modifications Planned for Desalination Plant

Desalination
Tampa Electric Company (TECO) will begin converting part of the coal-fired Big Bend Power Plant in Apollo Beach, Fla., to natural gas in January 2021. Once TECO has converted coal-fired...
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1906/20

Tampa Bay Water Studies New Projects for Future Water Supply

Desalination, Future Water, Groundwater, Master Water Plan, Surface Water
Tampa Bay Water’s Long-term Master Water Plan is a 20-year framework for meeting the region’s future drinking water needs. It is updated every five years. Work is underway for three projects approved...
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2204/20

Is My Water Safe? Tampa Bay Water Answers Your COVID-19 Questions

Desalination, Groundwater, Surface Water, Water Quality
Life has changed dramatically across the world, the nation and Tampa Bay since the outbreak of COVID-19, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the safety of your drinking water....
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2810/19

Demand- and Supply-side Actions Secure the Region’s Water Future

Board, Desalination, Future Water, Groundwater, Reservoir, Surface Water
Tampa Bay Water’s board of directors yesterday took actions at its October meeting to ensure the region has enough drinking water for at least the next 20 years. To improve...
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