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County declines to arbitrate Tampa Bay Water request to increase Alafia River withdrawal
Summary
Hillsborough County staff recommended — and commissioners accepted — that the county not arbitrate a Tampa Bay Water modification request that would raise permitted Alafia River withdrawals, including increasing the cap from 60 million to 75 million gallons per day.
At a May 7 public hearing required under county policy, Kevin Moran, Environmental Services Division director, presented a Tampa Bay Water permit modification request and the county’s recommendation on whether to arbitrate.
Moran said Tampa Bay Water seeks to modify an existing water‑use permit for withdrawals from the Alafia River. “Currently, Tampa Bay Water…
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