Wastewater

It is not known yet how much of the untreated sewage made its way into Stevenson Creek, which flows into Clearwater Harbor.

More than 1,000 residents and businesses on Treasure Island were without reclaimed water for nearly a week, according to a Pinellas County official.

Republican Senator Corey Simon has a bill to help solve North Florida’s wastewater problem.

State and federal regulators are lobbing penalties a year after a whistleblower raised concerns.

The massive wastewater spill on the Hillsborough River was caused by the power being shut off to the sewage lift station of an apartment complex.

Opponents say the wastewater can't be fully treated for pharmaceuticals and alternative uses should be explored.

Sewage surveillance is proving so useful in mapping COVID trends that many public health officials say it should become standard practice in tracking infectious diseases. Whether that happens will depend on the nation’s ability to make it viable in communities rich and poor.

Tampa City Council members decided Thursday to go ahead with a plan to design a system that could pipe wastewater that is now dumped into Tampa Bay into the Hillsborough River instead.

It includes several projects across the Tampa Bay region.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the project will allow the longtime tourism hub to increase its capacity.

An expert said communities could use the data to predict trends in cases.

The water treatment plant in Port Richey couldn't handle high flows from Tropical Storm Elsa.