The Florida Public Service Commission is expected to vote today on a proposal that could more than double bills for a private utility's customers. ...more

February 12, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The Florida Public Service Commission is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal from a private utility that could more than double its customers' bills. ...more

February 11, 2008

Low water levels in Lake Okeechobee are forcing the closure of a key navigation lock that allows boaters to cross between the lake and the Kissimmee River. ...more

February 4, 2008

The city has discovered dozens of leaks in its troubled water system. ...more

January 16, 2008

Pasco County commissioners and county staff members typically do a very good job discussing issues and concerns with the public outside formal meetings, at residents' requests. Their responsiveness balances the often one-sidedness of meetings that favor lawyers, developers and others stating cases for land-use changes and other requests being considered by the board. ...more

January 6, 2008

Rain fell in the city for a fourth consecutive day Sunday, assuring that 2007 would not go down as the driest year on record for the drought-stricken Atlanta area. ...more

December 31, 2007

Regarding "Desalination Plant OK'd To Join System" (Metro, Dec. 18): Production of 25 million gallons of drinking water is a drop in the bucket for our regional demands. No red Christmas bow to celebrate the fact the desalination plant is online. The article touched on the justifiable criticism of this water plant's costly failures. Now Tampa area residents will face escalating drinking water costs and fouling effluent in their beloved estuary. ...more

December 23, 2007

Tampa Bay Water's desalination plant is finally up and running, four years late. ...more

December 22, 2007

LAKE PLACID — All 2,000 customers of the Town of Lake Placid Water System were mailed a "Drinking Water Warning" on Monday, but according to the notice and Gary Freeman, director of utilities, the town's drinking water is safe. Freeman told the town council at Monday's meeting that he failed to submit lead and copper sample results from June through September 2007, in time to meet an Oct. 10 deadline. ...more

December 13, 2007

CLEARWATER - A pipeline supplying water to parts of Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties is back in service after a temporary shutdown, Tampa Bay Water announced Saturday. ...more

December 1, 2007