The Cross Bar Ranch made Florida Forever's "A" list Friday, making it eligible for a state grant. ...more

December 14, 2007

Pasco County officials made a final pitch to a state committee Thursday in Tallahassee in their bid to buy the Cross Bar Ranch from Pinellas County and dedicate the property to conservation. ...more

December 14, 2007

Cross Bar Ranch in central Pasco County once was a battleground in the regional water wars that pitted local governments against one another. ...more

December 12, 2007

The Southwest Florida Water Management District's decision Monday to extend once-a-week watering restrictions at least through June came with a warning that should shock all residents into reconsidering their water-use habits. ...more

November 28, 2007

Low levels in the Peace River are threatening drinking water supplies for tens of thousands of people in Southwest Florida. ...more

November 11, 2007

After nearly four years of frustrations, disappointments and delays, Tampa Bay Water is on the verge of making history with the nation's largest fully functioning desalination plant. ...more

October 16, 2007

A move to provide more protections for the Alafia River was delayed for 60 days to give several concerned groups more time to study technical and economic data collected by the area's regional water supplier, Tampa Bay Water. ...more

October 16, 2007

CLEARWATER - After nearly four years of frustrations, disappointments and delays, Tampa Bay Water is on the verge of making history with the nation's largest fully functioning desalination plant. ...more

October 15, 2007

Reports about the announced retirement of Jerry Maxwell as general manager of Tampa Bay Water have focused on the regional drinking water supplier's high-profile failures: The desalination plant that is years behind schedule, cracks that have turned up in the embankment of the 15-billion gallon reservoir, the utility's conflicts with local governments. ...more

September 29, 2007