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| The Tampa Water Department is organized
into the Production, Distribution, Engineering, Consumer Affairs, and
Fiscal Administration divisions who report to the Department Director.
The water department delivers potable and reclaimed water services to
over 148,000 customers. Raw water is obtained from the
Hillsborough River Reservoir. During periods when
Hillsborough River flows are relatively low, the reservoir may be
augmented with water pumped from the Tampa Bypass Canal or Sulphur
Springs. All surface water is treated at the
David
L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility. Its treatment capacity, ranging
between 80 and 102 million gallons per day (mgd), depends on the quality of the raw water. The Morris Bridge Water
Treatment Plant (MBWTP) was completed in 1979 to provide additional
pumping capacity during the seasonal dry periods and is now used as a re-pump station
to meet daily peak demands when needed. The plant is designed to process
approximately 40 million gallons a day.
The City of Tampa purchases water from Tampa Bay Water, a
regional water utility that sells water to local water providers, during
times when demand is high and our own resources can no longer meet this
demand. Water purchased from Tampa Bay Water is pumped from the MBWTP,
which serves the northern section of the Tampa Water Department’s
distribution area.
Treated water is pumped through a transmission and
distribution system consisting of over 2,230 miles of pipe ranging in size
from 2-inch to 54-inch diameter. Two re-pump stations, ground storage
tanks and two elevated storage tanks are located in the distribution
system. The Water Department currently serves a population of
approximately 657,000.
Service Area
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Statistics (as of FY 2008)
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