Water service has been turned off to approximately 400 homes in east Hillsborough while crews work to repair a leak at a connection on an 8-inch pipeline. Once water service is restored, these customers are advised to boil tap water used for cooking and drinking through at least Friday morning. Customers affected are along John Moore Road, south of Wild Oak Drive to the Alafia River, including all streets and subdivisions thatconnect to John Moore in this area. Some of the subdivisions impacted include Camelot Woods, Dogwood Hills and Hickory Ridge. ...more

November 26, 2008

You don't have to join the flotilla to be part of the 25th annual Alafia lighted boat parade. The Dec. 6 event is billed as a holiday party for landlubbers alike. ...more

November 26, 2008

The Williams Boat Ramp on the Alafia River will get a $275,000 facelift beginning Dec. 8. ...more

November 25, 2008

It's a piece of property Dick Stowers knows well. In the 1940s and '50s, Stowers and his friends used to race around Lake Hutto in Lithia, just south of the Alafia River, in their Buick Roadmasters and Chrysler Windsors. ...more

November 19, 2008

Many Tampa Bay area residents have been living with watering restrictions for more than 12 years, and it's only been a minor inconvenience to people who like to maintain green lawns and landscapes - at least those conservation-minded enough to follow the rules. ...more

November 15, 2008

The Tampa Bay region continues to suffer from the effects of a three-year drought, moving from a "severe" to an "extreme" status. We need your help to conserve water and protect the environment. ...more

November 9, 2008

Tampa Bay Water will burn for the sake of the environment. The water utility plans to conduct controlled burns at the C.W. "Bill" Young Regional Reservoir through the late fall and winter months. ...more

November 1, 2008

Tampa Bay Water plans to conduct controlled burns at the C.W. Young Regional Reservoir through the late fall and winter months. ...more

October 31, 2008

Daily Fishing Report ...more

October 26, 2008

The Tampa Bay Water board voted today to sue the three companies that designed or built the now-crack-ridden walls of the C.W. "Bill" Young Reservoir. ...more

October 20, 2008