{"id":74,"date":"2021-08-16T17:51:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-tampa-bay-water.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:44:18","slug":"surface-water-expansion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/supply\/projects\/surface-water-plant-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Water Treatment Plant Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Surface water, or river water, was the first alternative to groundwater to be added as a drinking water source to the Tampa Bay region\u2019s wholesale water supply. Tampa Bay Water\u2019s Enhanced Surface Water System takes advantage of the 47-50 inches of rain that typically falls annually in our region by skimming water from the Alafia River, Hillsborough River and Tampa Bypass Canal and cleaning it to drinking water standards at a state-of-the-art regional facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tampa Bay Water\u2019s Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant, located in Tampa, has operated successfully since 2002. It is designed to provide an average of up to 90 million gallons per day of high-quality drinking water to the region and a maximum of 120 million gallons per day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be expanded and optimized to leverage our existing surface water sources without increasing permitted withdrawals from the rivers and canal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Expanding the Existing Facility<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An additional 12.5 million gallons per day of drinking water will be gained by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n