{"id":14473,"date":"2025-08-21T08:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/?post_type=news&p=14473"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:29:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:29:38","slug":"controlled-burn-scheduled-for-c-w-bill-young-regional-reservoir-3","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/news\/controlled-burn-scheduled-for-c-w-bill-young-regional-reservoir-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Controlled Burn Scheduled for C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News Release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Contact: Brandon Moore
bmoore@tampabaywater.org<\/a>
(727) 791-2304<\/a> \n\n\n

LITHIA, Fla. (Aug.\u00a021, 2025<\/span><\/span>)<\/strong> \u2013 Tampa Bay Water plans to conduct a\u00a0prescribed\u00a0burn\u00a0on the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir property (Chito Branch Reserve) on Thursday, August 21,\u00a0on the West Pruitt mitigation area just east of Hobson-Simmons Road. The burn area\u00a0totals about 80.4 acres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prescribed\u00a0burns are only conducted when weather conditions allow, and are conducted by certified, experienced personnel. Permits are obtained from the Florida Forest Service prior to initiating the\u00a0burn. Efforts will be made to ensure that smoke will not affect nearby roads. However, vehicle operators should exercise caution in case smoke\u00a0leads to reduced visibility on the area\u2019s roadways.<\/p>\n

The map below shows where the\u00a0prescribed\u00a0burn\u00a0will take place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A\u00a0close-up map of the\u00a0burn\u00a0area's boundaries is below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Burning is scheduled to begin\u00a0around 9:30 a.m.\u00a0and\u00a0finish\u00a0by 3 p.m.\u00a0Tampa Bay Water contacts the Division of Forestry, reservoir security\u00a0and the Southwest Florida Water Management District\u00a0ahead of the\u00a0burn.<\/p>\n

Updates regarding specific control\u00a0burns will be posted on Tampa Bay Water's social media pages. Controlled\u00a0burns are part of Tampa Bay Water\u2019s land management program. The controlled\u00a0burns are\u00a0prescribed\u00a0to remove nuisance plant species, encourage the growth of native species, and decrease wildfire severity by reducing the amount of flammable vegetation on-site.<\/p>\n

About Tampa Bay Water
<\/strong>Tampa Bay Water is the largest wholesale water supplier in Florida, providing high-quality drinking water to its members, who in turn, supply water to more than 2.6 million residents of the Tampa Bay area. Tampa Bay Water member governments include Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties and the cities of New Port Richey, St. Petersburg and Tampa. To learn more, visit tampabaywater.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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