Valrico Elementary School teachers Diane King and Brad Jackson were honored by the Southwest Florida Water Management District recently for their Cycles of Life water resource project, designed to help students learn about the resource and the need to conserve. ...more

December 3, 2008

A Sun City pond surrounded by homes has some bacteria in it, but tests conducted this week cannot pinpoint the cause, county officials said today. ...more

November 25, 2008

Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting controlled, prescribed burns in November and December on 150 acres of land. ...more

November 17, 2008

Things may get a little smoky in the area of Jack Creek later this month and into December as the Southwest Florida Water Management District conducts a series of controlled burns. ...more

November 15, 2008

A sewage leak has health officials warning residents along the Bay Crest Canals south of Hillsborough Avenue and west of Memorial Highway to avoid contact with the water for the next few days. ...more

November 1, 2008

David Brown said he has not pursued what he considers a problem for either the recognition or the notice. He said he has done it out of principle. ...more

October 22, 2008

A new desalination plant near Tarpon Springs and an expansion of the existing plant in Apollo Beach are among projects being considered to meet the region's water needs through 2019. ...more

October 16, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Approximately 200,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Sweetwater Creek on Friday afternoon, prompting a warning to residents along the creek to avoid the water, Hillsborough County officials said. ...more

September 13, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY Approximately 200,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Sweetwater Creek this afternoon, prompting a warning to residents along the creek to avoid contact with the water, Hillsborough County officials said. ...more

September 12, 2008

Hillsborough County is conducting tests to determine just how much reclaimed water it can store in an old phosphate mine, water that would eventually be used to irrigate lawns in eastern and southern portions of the county. ...more

September 10, 2008