Visit the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Web site (www.swfwmd.state.fl.us) and click on Green Swamp. A picturesque presentation, complete with sounds of birds, as well as a description touting the swamp's importance to central Florida's water supply pops up. ...more

February 11, 2009

The water management district will hold a public meeting about a proposal to use a sinkhole as a source for the region's drinking water. ...more

February 10, 2009

Nearly $1.5 million was returned Monday to several government organizations in the Tampa Bay area after state investigators found that insurance brokers received undisclosed fees and commissions from insurers. ...more

February 10, 2009

The water management district has set a public meeting about a proposal to use a sinkhole as a source for the region's drinking water. The district wants to take water from Morris Bridge Road sinkhole near the Hillsborough River, first as a test, then to add to the region's drinking water supply. ...more

February 9, 2009

Nearly $1.5 million was returned today to several government organizations in the Tampa Bay area after state investigators found that insurance brokers received undisclosed fees and commissions from insurers. ...more

February 9, 2009

Thank you for your Jan. 31 editorial raising awareness about the ongoing three-year drought that has lowered river flows and regional water supplies to near record levels, and the concern that groundwater withdrawals may have to increase temporarily if the community does not achieve required conservation. ...more

February 9, 2009

Back in the 1990s, Judy Williams watched the lake in her backyard slowly disappear, a consequence of massive groundwater pumping. ...more

February 8, 2009

Tampa Bay Water takes very seriously its dual responsibilities of environmental protection and providing drinking water for public health and safety, so I'd like to respond to your editorial of Jan. 31 ("Water Plan Harms Progress," Our Opinion). ...more

February 7, 2009

Pumping will increase slightly starting this month, peaking in May at 168 million gallons a day, according to projections. In ...more

February 3, 2009

Yes, the area has suffered a three-year drought. Yes, the reservoir has encountered some unanticipated problems. But it is still appalling that Tampa Bay Water, which supplies drinking water to Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, is on the verge of violating groundwater pumping limits less than a month after the long-sought lower level went into effect. ...more

January 31, 2009