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Pasco commissioners approve temporary easement for Tampa Bay Water test wells; feasibility work could take through 2027
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a temporary construction easement to let Tampa Bay Water drill exploratory test wells on a county-owned parcel as part of an Eastern Pasco well field feasibility study; agency officials said any future project decision is years away and depends on test results.
Pasco County commissioners on Tuesday approved a temporary construction easement allowing Tampa Bay Water to drill exploratory test wells on a county-owned parcel in eastern Pasco County as part of a regional feasibility study.
The county action provides Tampa Bay Water property access to drill and monitor test wells for an Eastern Pasco Wellfield feasibility study that could show fresh or brackish groundwater yields for the regional system. Chuck Carden, general manager of Tampa Bay Water, described the work as part of a regional planning effort to secure future supplies for the six-member wholesale system that serves more than 2.6 million people.
The feasibility study is intended to collect data, test aquifer response and water quality, and estimate potential yield. Warren Hogg, chief science officer for Tampa Bay Water, told the board the current estimated yield is…
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