News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandon Moorebmoore@tampabaywater.org(727) 791-2304
LITHIA, Fla. (Aug. 21, 2025) – Tampa Bay Water plans to conduct a prescribed burn on the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir property (Chito Branch Reserve) on Thursday, August 21, on the West Pruitt mitigation area just east of Hobson-Simmons Road. The burn area totals about 80.4 acres.
Prescribed burns are only conducted when weather conditions allow, and are conducted by certified, experienced personnel. Permits are obtained from the Florida Forest Service prior to initiating the burn. Efforts will be made to ensure that smoke will not affect nearby roads. However, vehicle operators should exercise caution in case smoke leads to reduced visibility on the area’s roadways.
The map below shows where the prescribed burn will take place.
A close-up map of the burn area's boundaries is below.
