master water plan goals
Tampa Bay Water’s Master Water Plan is based on three primary goals that have been approved by the board of directors, Environmental Stewardship, Cost Effectiveness and System Reliability:
Environmental Stewardship
Tampa Bay Water delivers high-quality water in an
environmentally responsible manner. The Partnership Plan and Interlocal
Agreement that drove the creation of Tampa Bay Water had environmental
stewardship as one core motivation. Tampa Bay Water continues to monitor
and optimize its operations to ensure that its water production operations
are meeting all environmental permitting conditions. Environmental
stewardship also incorporates the responsibility to develop and implement
future sustainable water supplies, minimizing electrical power consumption,
greenhouse gas production, chemical usage, and other factors involving
environmental consequences.
Cost Effectiveness
Balancing fiscal responsibility with reliability and environmental stewardship
is also important in Tampa Bay Water’s water supply approach. Minimizing the
cost of all operations, from source to tap helps minimize rate impacts,
consistent with meeting reliability and environmental stewardship goals. This
focus on efficiency helps fulfill Tampa Bay Water’s mission of public service,
ensuring the region’s water needs are met in the most economical manner.
