North Florida is facing a problem that's opposite from the rest of the state - too much water instead of too little. ...more

April 9, 2009

City officials are considering a novel approach to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away. ...more

March 25, 2009

City officials are considering a novel approach to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away. ...more

March 24, 2009

Tampa's stringent new watering restrictions will leave some yards parched - maybe dead. ...more

March 24, 2009

Homeowners associations are allowing Tampa's watering ordinance to take precedence over their deed restrictions in regard to lawn maintenance. ...more

March 23, 2009

Lawn-loving Tampa residents fear there's heartbreak ahead when tough new watering restrictions take effect April 3. ...more

March 21, 2009

Facing one of the worst droughts in memory, the Pasco County Commission will consider raising the fine for first-time lawn watering violations to $130. ...more

March 20, 2009

Thousands of homeowners in Highlands County live along the 210 miles of county maintained, unpaved, shell roads. ...more

March 19, 2009

If you expect to use the cover of darkness to sidestep water restrictions in St. Petersburg, forget it. Water cops will begin prowling city streets at night to enforce the once-weekly sprinkling rules. ...more

March 12, 2009

Drought-like conditions prompted county commissioners Wednesday to issue a burn ban. ...more

February 12, 2009