This paper discusses an innovative partnership to maximize the beneficial use of reclaimed water in the
Hillsborough, Alafia and Palm River Watersheds that is being developed by the City of
Tampa, Hillsborough and Pasco Counties, Tampa Bay Water and the Southwest Florida
Water Management District (SWFWMD). The partnership proposes to utilize reclaimed
water produced by the City of Tampa at the Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater
Treatment Plant (Curren Plant) and water reclamation facilities in Hillsborough and
Pasco Counties. The proposed partnership affords the City of Tampa, and Hillsborough
and Pasco Counties adequate supply of reclaimed water to expand their service base
by leveraging the available reclaimed water supply.
The core of the Regional Reclaimed Water and Downstream Augmentation Project (the
Project) includes five key components:
addition of industrial and residential reclaimed water customers by the City of
Tampa and Hillsborough and Pasco Counties;
stream augmentation by Tampa Bay Water allowing freshwater withdrawals
upstream as a potable water source;
maintain minimum flow to the Hillsborough River;
enhance natural systems and aquifer recharge in southeastern Pasco County by the
SWFWMD; and,
natural systems enhancement, aquifer recharge and storage in southern
Hillsborough County, by Hillsborough County.
The implementation of the Project will allow the City of Tampa and Hillsborough and
Pasco Counties to be able to add industrial and residential reclaimed water customers,
significantly increasing the percentage of the reclaimed water from each utility that is
reused.
Also under the core Project, Tampa Bay Water would be able to withdraw additional
freshwater to add to the potable water supply. This portion of the Project would include
the development of a water supply source for the region without causing a net impact to
river flows to Tampa Bay. The overall concept is to use surplus reclaimed water to
augment river flow at a location downstream of a water supply source intake, allowing
the withdrawal quantity to increase by a like amount upstream at the intake location
without changing overall river flows to Tampa Bay. Includes table, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
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| Number of Pages : | 16 |
| Published : | 06/17/2004 |
