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A water expert explains how the Tampa Bay region can prepare utilities for a storm similar to Hurricane Ian. Plus, some providers in the area share what precautions they are taking to fortify their systems.

Lawmakers warn that “these are forever chemicals that are within our environment now, and are going to create a major environmental disaster."

Southwest Florida prepares to meet the future water needs as 1,000 people move into the Sunshine State every day. Access to drinkable water has already reached a crisis level in places worldwide, which nonprofits and celebrities are working to fix.

An newly updated database from an environment nonprofit tracks mandatory annual test reports produced by almost 50,000 water utilities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and makes them easily searchable by ZIP code.

Pumping of around 1 million gallons of water a day continues while the deliberations are ongoing.

Christopher Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Trump administration, says the hack could have come from a disgruntled employee, or a foreign government.

It largely affects residents of the Westchase area and extends east to the Pinellas County border.

This story has been updated for clarity, and with new information. Broward County released its 2017 water quality report Monday. The report, from the...

The lead contamination in Flint, Michigan and the sewage spills in St. Petersburg are only two of many examples of why more consumers are asking questions…

State regulators are assuring Floridians their drinking water is safe in the wake of a sinkhole at a Polk county fertilizer plant. But the agency’s...

Many people take for granted the addition of fluoride into public drinking water systems that aims to prevent tooth decay. It’s a seven-decade-old...

With a burgeoning population and aging water systems, Florida will need $16.5 billion in funding over the next 20 years just to maintain its existing...