{"id":14789,"date":"2025-12-09T15:42:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/?page_id=14789"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:42:44","slug":"2025-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/2025-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mb-30 has-dark-blue-color has-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-dark-blue-color\">2025 Year in Review<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light pt-30 pb-30 has-off-black-color has-text-color has-tablet-text-align-center has-mobile-text-align-center\" style=\"min-height:250px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim has-background-gradient has-blue-to-green-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"padding:35% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1133635421?h=b69e0fec62&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Year-In-Review 2025 DRAFT\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">A Letter from the Chairman and General Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delivering nearly 200 million gallons of drinking water every day to more than 2.6 million people is no small feat\u2014and it\u2019s a responsibility we take seriously. At Tampa Bay Water, we\u2019re proud to serve our region with reliable, high-quality water while planning for the future and protecting the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, we continued to meet our mission with resilience and innovation. From expanding infrastructure to advancing conservation, here are just a few highlights from the past year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Investing in smart infrastructure<\/strong> including seven completed projects, which came in $5.3 million under budget, and 36 active capital projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preparing for future growth<\/strong> with feasibility studies for new water supply options and an updated demand forecast to guide smart planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delivering quality water<\/strong> that met or was better than all health-based drinking water standards, backed by more than 62,000 lab tests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maintaining affordability<\/strong> with a wholesale rate of just $2.62 per thousand gallons, supported by efficient operations and strategic financing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expanding environmental stewardship<\/strong>, including $50,000 in mini-grants and continued support for conservation and education programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Celebrating conservation milestones<\/strong> with more than 1 million gallons of water per day saved through our Tampa Bay Water Wise rebate program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also made progress on three major infrastructure projects: the $181 million expansion of our Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant, the South Hillsborough Pipeline and the South Hillsborough Wellfield\u2014critical investments to serve our growing communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch our 2025 Year in Review video<\/strong> to see how these efforts came together to support our region\u2019s water needs\u2014today and for generations to come. Thank you for your continued support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harry-Cohen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2154\" style=\"width:252px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harry-Cohen.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harry-Cohen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Commissioner Harry Cohen<\/strong><br>Hillsborough County<br>Chairman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carden-Chuck-2023-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Carden\" class=\"wp-image-10471\" style=\"width:254px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carden-Chuck-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carden-Chuck-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carden-Chuck-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carden-Chuck-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carden-Chuck-2023-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carden-Chuck-2023-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Charles Carden<\/strong><br>General Manager<br>Tampa Bay Water<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-no-padding has-dark-blue-background-color has-background mb-0 mt-0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Letter from the Chairman and General Manager Delivering nearly 200 million gallons of drinking water every day to more than 2.6 million people is no small feat\u2014and it\u2019s a...","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":43,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":3,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14789","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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