A tardy and fitful start to the summer rainy season and a dry end of spring mean the Hillsborough River is lower than it should be at this time in June, and Tampa water customers will see a small bump in bills because of it. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - A tardy and fitful start to the summer rainy season means the Hillsborough River is lower than it should be in the middle of June and is costing Tampa water customers about $44,000 a day. ...more

June 17, 2008

Southern Pasco County homeowners from Odessa to the Gulf Coast can expect their contribution to the Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board to remain stable under the proposed budget adopted last week. ...more

June 9, 2008

You'll learn this month whether you can turn on your sprinklers an extra day each week. In the meantime, while you're watching the grass grow browner and waiting for water managers to make their decision June 24, consider this: You've got it tougher than anyone else in Florida. ...more

June 6, 2008

Pasco County officials are in Tallahassee today to pursue a righteous cause: eternal preservation of Cross Bar Ranch's sprawling, untainted wilderness splendor. Sealing the deal might not require, absolutely, a nod from those they have been dispatched to lobby, but clearing the Florida Cabinet hurdle is important, nonetheless. ...more

February 26, 2008

A local delegation is slated to travel to Tallahassee this week to convince the Florida Cabinet that the Cross Bar Ranch should stay on Florida Forever's "A" list for purchase and be dedicated to preservation. ...more

February 24, 2008

A delegation of Pasco County legislators and officials made a pitch to Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday morning to keep the Cross Bar Ranch on Florida Forever's "A" list for acquisition. ...more

January 24, 2008

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is asking residents who water their lawns to skip a week now that the temperatures have dropped a bit. ...more

December 29, 2007

The nation's largest desalination plant has passed a final round of testing and is now officially part of Tampa Bay Water's regional water supply system. ...more

December 17, 2007

Officials at Tampa Bay Water, the regional water-supply utility, insist its proposal to increase protections for the Alafia River will not affect the local economy or raise the costs of Hillsborough County government. ...more

December 15, 2007