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Tampa Bay Water outlines phased PFAS and TOC treatment plan with multi‑hundred‑million price tag
Summary
Staff told the board it will seek approval in April to begin phase 1 PFAS and TOC projects to meet federal PFAS limits; phase 1 PFAS capital costs were estimated at about $190 million (with ~$3 million/year O&M) and TOC phase 1 about $50 million (with ~$4 million/year O&M). Board discussion focused on timing, regulatory uncertainty and costs to ratepayers.
Tampa Bay Water staff presented a phased plan to reduce PFAS and total organic carbon (TOC) in the regional system and said it will ask the board in April to authorize phase 1 projects while listing larger phase 2 projects as placeholders in the 2027 capital improvement program.
"Phase 1 PFAS reduction, to comply with current EPA drinking water requirements, is nearly a $190 million in capital cost with O&M at about $3 million per year," the…
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