4:47 → 20:38(15m 51s)
Chuck Carden, general manager of Tampa Bay Water, updated the commission on the agency's mix of sources (groundwater, river water, desalination), current supplies (about 209 million gallons/day regionally; Pinellas purchases ~50 million gpd), capital projects including a surface‑water treatment plant expansion and the South Hillsborough wellfield, and PFAS monitoring with new EPA limits expected to take effect in 2031. He highlighted use of reserves to stabilize wholesale rates and indicated construction and permitting milestones for multiple CIP projects.
Pinellas County Commission work session on 2025-11-13 included updates from Tampa Bay Water, a detailed briefing and Q&A on a proposed consolidated county campus headquarters in Largo, a review of local fireworks regulations and options to align with state law, and a broad "fall studies" work program outlining studies and budget decision packages including MSTUs, private roads, job training and county services. The meeting closed with a presentation from the University of Florida extension office and discussion of the countys partnership with UF IFAS.
