The Southwest Florida Water Management District is asking residents who water their lawns to skip a week now that the temperatures have dropped a bit. ...more

December 29, 2007

According to Pam Wright, Pasco reuse coordinator, says the county has projects down the line that will provide reclaimed water for use in lawn and landscape irrigation to more than 30,000 customers. ...more

December 22, 2007

The first building blocks for a community plan to reshape the Carrollwood area has begun. ...more

December 12, 2007

Pasco County leaders will stay the course on a troubled reclaimed reservoir project in Land O' Lakes despite concerns that proposed fixes may not work. ...more

December 5, 2007

AVON PARK — The Highlands County School Board will not have to pay for a reclaimed "gray water" pipe hook-up at Memorial Elementary School until the city's reclaimed water lines reach within 500 feet of the school. In a split 3-2 vote, the council accepted the compromise in the agreement. Council members Doug Eason and Brenda Gray cast the two dissenting votes. ...more

November 29, 2007

Pasco County commissioners on Tuesday delayed for another week a decision on spending more than $4 million on repairs to their troubled reservoir under construction off Parkway Boulevard in Land O' Lakes. ...more

November 28, 2007

The Southwest Florida Water Management District's decision Monday to extend once-a-week watering restrictions at least through June came with a warning that should shock all residents into reconsidering their water-use habits. ...more

November 28, 2007

AVON PARK — Memorial Elementary School is scheduled to open for classes in August, but first the school district has to resolve water/sewer service issues for the school. The School Board of Highlands County and the city of Avon Park are at a stalemate over water reclamation piping. Avon Park wants the school district to pay about $180,000 for the installation of more than 9,000 feet of "purple pipe" to transport reclaimed water. It is quite possible the school district would spend that money not knowing when the reclaimed water would be available to the school site, according to a letter the school board approved Tuesday to send to the city of Avon Park. It is likely to be three to five years before any reclaimed water is available for irrigation use at the school. "The school board is being asked to completely fund the master infrastructure required for this area," the letter states. ...more

November 24, 2007

Pasco County leaders again will consider spending an additional $4.1 million on a troubled reservoir project in Land O' Lakes, for a total $22.7 million. ...more

November 24, 2007

Items of interest from the Nov. 13 city commission meeting include: •Commissioners unanimously approved amendments to the city's long-range plan that include the rezoning of recently annexed property. One amendment that was to be included in this round of public hearings - the rezoning of more than 1,000 acres of the Cone-Graham tract north of Interstate 4 - was postponed until summer 2008. ...more

November 21, 2007