{"id":94,"date":"2021-08-16T17:54:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-tampa-bay-water.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:43:15","slug":"water-shortage-stages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaywater.org\/tampa-bay-region-water-shortage-stages","title":{"rendered":"Regional Water Shortage Stages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Regional Water Shortage Stages<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CURRENT STAGE:
Stage III: Regional Supply Shortage<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As part of its Water Shortage Mitigation Plan, Tampa Bay Water monitors climatic and water supply conditions. The plan defines four stages of water shortage for determining drought conditions as hydrologic and water supply conditions change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result of our work enables our six member governments and the Southwest Florida Water Management District to make decisions on how to use existing water supply and what actions to take during specified periods of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hydrologic triggers are based on the following three measurements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n