Local municipalities and the county are scrambling to comply with a 2002 state mandate that might cost thousands of county public water customers at least $300 each. ...more

July 16, 2008 |

With demand for irrigation water outstripping supplies, Pasco County will be allowed to tap three new wells to supplement the county's reclaimed water reserves, the Southwest Florida Water Management District said Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 2008 |

SEBRING — Residents, fisheries and businesses around Lake Istokpoga are bracing for another drawdown request that will, if granted, last much longer than the one granted this summer. Even though summer rains made it so that Istokpoga's water wasn't needed back then, the latest request could last until the end of next summer, and it would include the water-intensive spring time when growers and landscapers alike use the greatest amount of water. Highlands County Lakes Manager Clell Ford was not sure how great an impact this deviation would have on the lake, but he was certain it would be consequential if it is approved, unlike the last one. South Florida Water Management District, which manages Lake Istokpoga, asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month to allow for a new drawdown. ...more

November 27, 2007 |

Visitors from Michigan stopped by Florida Southern College a few days ago to see the newly restored Frank Lloyd Wright Water Dome. They found the clear, serene basin. But the 74 high-powered jets that make the fountain a dome weren't running. ...more

November 10, 2007 |

LAKELAND - Visitors from Michigan stopped by Florida Southern College a few days ago to see the newly restored Frank Lloyd Wright Water Dome. They found the clear, serene basin. But the 74 high-powered jets that make the fountain a dome weren't running. ...more

November 9, 2007 |