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developing new supplies

After investigating a number of water supply options, Tampa Bay Water’s Board of Directors approved construction of the Master Water Plan Configuration I in November 1998.  The plan included a number of diverse, alternative water supply sources and key pipelines and interconnections.

The first alternative water supply to serve the region was surface water withdrawn from the Tampa Bypass Canal and treated at the Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant.

Configuration I created an expanded, interconnected regional water supply system that enabled the utility to replace 68 mgd of groundwater while also keeping pace with the region’s growing water demands.  The projects in Configuration I are expected to meet the region’s water needs through 2012.


Tampa Bypass Canal