Red Alert! Drought empties Tampa Bay’s drinking reservoir
March 14, 2009 at 7:28 am by Wayne Garcia
From Craig Pittman at the Times:
As of this week, Tampa Bay Water has virtually drained its 15 billion-gallon reservoir. From now until the summer rainy season, it must rely on its two remaining sources of water: its sometimes troubled desalination plant and the dwindling supply in the underground aquifer.
“It’s going to be a long couple of months waiting for the rainy season,” Tampa Bay Water spokeswoman Michelle Robinson said Friday.
The regional utility expects to again ask the Southwest Florida Water Management District to impose the toughest watering restrictions in history on Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough county residents. Swiftmud turned down that request last month - but that was before the reservoir ran out.
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