{"id":76,"date":"2021-08-16T17:52:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-tampa-bay-water.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:56:20","slug":"south-hillsborough-wellfield","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/supply\/projects\/south-hillsborough-wf\/","title":{"rendered":"South Hillsborough Wellfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At the October 2025 meeting, Tampa Bay Water\u2019s board of directors approved moving forward with design and construction of the South Hillsborough Wellfield as the region\u2019s next new water supply project. The new wellfield is projected to supply 6-12 million gallons per day (mgd) of high-quality drinking water as early as 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project was shortlisted in Tampa Bay Water\u2019s 2018 and 2023 Long-term Master Water Plans and was deemed feasible in 2021 through a detailed study that analyzed technical, environmental and economic aspects of the project. This project produces a net benefit to the aquifer in southern Hillsborough County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Project Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The South Hillsborough Wellfield project involves building a new fresh groundwater wellfield in fast-growing southern Hillsborough County, where water is needed. The wellfield will be in the Balm area of south Hillsborough County, near the end point for the South Hillsborough Pipeline<\/a> and near Hillsborough County\u2019s new water treatment facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, Tampa Bay Water has acquired five water use permits in south Hillsborough County that are no longer needed by area landowners. The amount of water that can be transferred from these permits to the South Hillsborough Wellfield totals an estimated 3.9-5.9 mgd, depending on determinations made by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. An additional 6.1 mgd may be available if Tampa Bay Water and Hillsborough County reach a long-term agreement on credits available via Hillsborough County\u2019s aquifer recharge program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Components<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wellfield will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n