

Over the next three years, the county is adding a new transmission pipe, a storage tank capable of holding 3 million gallons of water, new pumps and a booster station to aid the flow of water traveling from the treatment plant in Lithia to south county. Those impact fee increases are financing ongoing short-term fixes in the south county, where rapid growth has meant more water use, low pressure during periods of high demand and county-imposed irrigation restrictions. OPD is a nationally recognized law enforcement agency that is focused on the safety of our residents, visitors, and businesses. At the same time, the commission also reinstituted an $1,822 per-home utility reservation fee that had been zeroed out in 2014. The approved increases in water and sewer rates follow similar jumps each of the past two years and the commission’s decision in 2020 to increase south county utility impact fees 65 percent, to nearly $5,900 per new single-family home. The county offers a similar program for storm water assessments. favorite this post Jan 4 0 Review (s) Hard Cover Version A Guide to Black Cockatoos as Pet and Aviary Birds is authored by successful. Samples taken with a 330 m plankton net had 1.218.1 particles/m 3 with. Microplastic concentrations in discrete water samples ranged from 0.25 to 7.0 particles/L with an average of 0.94 (☐.52) particles/L. To accompany the rate increase, the county is designing a new hardship program that will reduce bills by $5 per month for customers meeting income guidelines. This study provides the first measurement of microplastic abundance and distribution in surface waters and sediments in Tampa Bay, FL. Related: Hillsborough plans utility rate hikes for next four years
