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Tampa Bay Water to seek permanent change to Alafia River permit after recent emergency diversions; Polk requests delay
Summary
Tampa Bay Water staff asked the board on April 21 to approve submission of a water‑use permit application that would modify the agency’s Alafia River intake permit to incorporate provisions of a recent Southwest Florida Water Management District emergency order.
Tampa Bay Water staff asked the board on April 21 to approve submission of a water‑use permit application that would modify the agency’s Alafia River intake permit to incorporate provisions of a recent Southwest Florida Water Management District emergency order.
Warren Hogg, who presented the item, said the Alafia River pump station can divert up to 75,000,000 gallons per day and that the agency’s historical permit allowed diversion of 10% of flow above a low‑flow threshold. He said emergency orders during droughts had allowed the agency to increase intake to 19% of flow and the most recent…
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