Man-made floating islands help reduce pollution
Buy land, said Will Rogers in 1930. “They’re not making any more of it.” That’s changing in Tampa…
Toxic “hot spot” becomes top priority for restoration, redevelopment, recreation in urban setting
To paraphrase Charles Dickens, it is the best of places and it is the worst of places. Located…
Sean Sullivan takes reins at TBPRC
[printfriendly]By Victoria Parsons [su_pullquote align=”right”]Top: Protecting water and habitat have always been important to Sean Sullivan and his…
News Briefs — Fall 2016
[printfriendly] Heather Young joins TBRPC, ABM Heather Young, a marine scientist specializing in coastal management issues, has joined…
Grass really is ‘greener’ on other side of street in community experiment
Homes in Norman, OK, development with green infrastructure retained more nutrients than the half that were conventionally built…
New stormwater manual expands options for developers
[printfriendly] It’s somewhat ironic that the most densely developed county in Florida also will soon have the most…
Out-of-the-box mitigation efforts may include a bridge not a stormwater pond
[printfriendly] Stormwater retention ponds have been the easy alternative for developers ever since stormwater treatment rules were enacted…
Putting it in perspective: Scientists speak out on sewage
When headlines this summer warned that extreme high rainfall had forced cities and counties to release untreated or…
Region plans for sea level rise
Top: Data from the St. Petersburg tidal gauge, online since 1946, was incorporated into international projections to create…
Excess stormwater creates wastewater problems
When more than 15 inches of rain fell on the Tampa Bay region over a two-week period last…