Municipal budget meetings are often dry and detail oriented, but at Tuesday's special budget meeting, the sparks flew. ...more

August 14, 2008

EAST TAMPA - The Tampa Water Department is diverting traffic on East Sligh Avenue while it repairs a broken 30-inch water main. ...more

August 7, 2008

A tardy and fitful start to the summer rainy season and a dry end of spring mean the Hillsborough River is lower than it should be at this time in June, and Tampa water customers will see a small bump in bills because of it. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - A tardy and fitful start to the summer rainy season means the Hillsborough River is lower than it should be in the middle of June and is costing Tampa water customers about $44,000 a day. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - Crews are repairing a water main break on East Columbus Drive between 26th and 28th streets, according to the Tampa water department. ...more

February 11, 2008

A 2-year-old proposal to turn a patch of land along South Village Drive into an organic garden is inching toward fruition. ...more

February 9, 2008

By next month, the city plans to hire a contractor to maintain its nearly 13,000 fire hydrants. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA City attorneys seeking a new trial were struck down, again, in a case of a man who was awarded $18 million after a crash involving a water department truck. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - Crews are fixing a water main break that has closed North 15th Street between Sligh and Escort avenues, Tampa Water Department officials say. ...more

January 14, 2008

Last week's short-lived freeze has had big consequences for the city's aging water pipes. ...more

January 9, 2008