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What is Stormwater?
| Stormwater is no more than rain water that flows off urban streets, parking lots, construction sites, and neighborhoods.
Stormwater is then channeled into the city's extensive system of drainage pipes
and ditches with its final destination in the Hillsborough River and Tampa Bay.
Stormwater drainage lines are located throughout the entire city and channel
water away from roads and neighborhoods, preventing flooding. |
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| There are two important aspects of Stormwater:
Quantity and
Quality. The
Storm Water Department strives to maintain the City's system to provide adequate
levels of flood protection and pollution prevention efforts. |
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Learn About the Stormwater Department
| Stormwater personnel are responsible for the planning,
design, construction, operation and maintenance of Tampa’s Stormwater
system. This system includes 613 miles of Stormwater lines, 259 miles of
ditches and culverts, 105 retention ponds, and 21,000 miles of curbed
roadway swept annually to prevent sediments and debris from entering the
drainage system. more... |
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What's New

Water Atlas |
Search Stormwater Maintenance By Address
Use the
searchable database on the City of Tampa WaterAtlas to find out which
stormwater maintenance zone you live in. The Stormwater Department's
maintenance has been divided into three regional zones, each with twelve work
areas corresponding to months of the year. You can now search by address
to find out which zone you live in, and when you may expect to see work crews in
your area. |

Flood Hazard Zones |
Map enabled "Flood Hazard Zones" now available online
FEMA has announced the availability of two new applications that allows
citizens to access a series of flood hazard maps using GoogleEarth. You
must already have the Google Earth application installed on your computer to use
these files. Click here to get the maps:
Flood Hazard Maps and directions on how to use GoogleEarth. |
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