David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility

To provide a dependable alternative to a scattered system of poor quality wells, the City of Tampa constructed the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility in 1924. Recently restored to its original Moorish-Spanish decor, and is designated an American Water Landmark.

While the architecture of Tampa's original water treatment plant has been preserved, the treatment process continues to change and improve as technology advances. The plant houses Florida's only municipally-owned, state-certified, complete drinking water laboratory. Throughout the treatment process, continuous and complete water analyses ensure that Tampa's water quality exceeds all State and Federal standards.

The Water Treatment Facility produces around 90 percent of the 65 million gallons of water per day that is consumed by Tampa Water Department customers.

In 2008, The David L. Tippen Water Treatment Facility received the Partnership for Safe Water Ten-Year Directors Award for their ongoing commitment to improving water quality beyond the current regulatory requirements.