Tampa Bay Water Board Approves Reservoir Renovation

Tampa Bay Water in Florida, US, has approved a $162m contract with Kiewit Infrastructure South to improve the regional reservoir and increase its storage by three billion gallons of water.

The reservoir renovations and other works will require $156m, with $6m allocated for unforeseen costs.

Tampa Bay Water will provide $15m for the first phase of the renovation through existing bond proceeds.

Once the facility is operational, maintenance and monitoring costs will be funded by the water rate starting in 2015.

According to Tampa Bay Water, the total project cost could add up to $0.16 per 1,000 gallons of water to the agency’s wholesale water rate, which is equal to about $1.20 per household per month.