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Tampa Bay Water warns of Stage 1 drought, plans near‑continuous desalination use
Summary
General Manager Mr. Carden told the board the region is in a Stage 1 drought with an 11‑inch rainfall deficit, that consolidated permit use sits just over 80 million gpd versus a 90 million‑gpd limit, and that the desalination plant will be relied on heavily going into the dry season.
General Manager Mr. Carden told the Tampa Bay Water board on Nov. 17 that the region is in a Stage 1 drought and that the agency will increasingly rely on its desalination facility as supplies tighten.
"So we will be relying on the desal facility going into the dry season, and, it's pretty much going to be running, most of all the year, 11 out of the 12 months generally will be the plan going forward with the desal," Mr. Carden said, noting October deliveries were about 21,300,000…
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