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General manager: supplies stable, desal running; Tampa highlights Tippen plant upgrades and in‑house construction savings
Summary
General Manager Warren Cardin told the Tampa Bay Water board on July 21 that supplies and reservoir storage are healthy, the agency’s desalination plant is operating as planned, and hurricane‑resiliency and procurement improvements are underway; the board also heard a City of Tampa presentation on major Tippen treatment‑plant upgrades.
In the board’s regular report July 21, General Manager Warren Cardin and staff reviewed current supply metrics, drought and permit status, and hurricane readiness measures. Cardin said through June 30 the agency delivered just over 200 million gallons per day on average—about 1.5 percent lower than the same period last year—and that July projections are on target. He reported reservoir storage well ahead of last year’s low levels, projecting end‑of‑month storage of about 9.5 billion gallons and noting the consolidated well‑field permit limit of 90 million gallons per day with daily pumping around 75.93 million gallons per day. Cardin also said the South Central Hillsborough regional well‑field limit is 24.95 million gallons per…
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