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Council approves Salt Creek pump‑station project to reduce flooding and restore wetlands

City of St. Petersburg City Council · February 6, 2025
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Summary

Engineering described a multi‑part stormwater program focused on Basin C (Salt Creek): pump station, force main, channel widening and waterfront wetland restoration. Council approved the land purchase and project funding not to exceed $2.9 million from Weeki Wachee funds and voted unanimously to proceed.

Council unanimously approved a package of stormwater projects intended to reduce repeated flooding in the Basin C / Salt Creek area, including a new pump station, a force main and channel improvements and creation of a depressed wetland to restore native habitat and improve water quality.

Brijesh (Engineering) told council the Basin C work was an early deliverable from the city’s…

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