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Tampa Bay Water presents expansion plans, flags PFAS in Brandon-area sources

Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County · January 21, 2026
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Tampa Bay Water general manager Chuck Carden told Pasco commissioners the regional system blends groundwater, surface water and desalination, is two-thirds full on a 15.5-billion-gallon reservoir and is planning plant and pipeline expansions; he said PFAS detections in Brandon-area sources are "just above" the new 4 parts-per-trillion threshold.

Chuck Carden, general manager of Tampa Bay Water, briefed the Pasco County Board on Jan. 20 about the regional water system and planned capital projects to meet growing demand.

Carden said Tampa Bay Water supplies member governments by blending groundwater, river-sourced water and desalinated water and is already supplying an average of roughly 209,000,000 gallons per day to its members; Pasco…

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