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Recent showers are helping the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir increase its water supply. Right now, there's almost 3.5 billion gallons of water and it can hold up to 15.5 billion gallons, ...
LITHIA — Sirens will blare from the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir on Wednesday morning as Tampa Bay Water tests its emergency alert system. The test will be begin at 9 a.m. and will include ...
Flood waters help to fill the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir. Story by Anjelicia Bruton • 6mo. People who live near the Alafia River are still waiting for the water to recede.
Repair work on the C.W. Bill Young Reservoir — named for the congressman who steered federal funds to its construction — is scheduled to begin in January and last 22 months.
Right now, the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir is holding just under 2.5 billion gallons of water. That might seem like a lot, but the reservoir can hold about 15.5 billion gallon of water, ...
The C.W. Bill Young Reservoir reached capacity due to conservation efforts and rain from Debby, Helene, and Milton, according to Tampa Bay Water.
More than 77 inches of rain in Tampa in 2024 has caused the C. W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir to fill with water, setting it up for success during the upcoming dry season.
- Divers checking cracks in the C.W. Bill Young Reservoir have discovered that the cement holding billions of gallons of water is more than six inches thinner in some places than it is supposed to be.
15.5-billion-gallon C.W. “Bill” Young Regional Reservoir. The facility, which cost roughly $140 million to construct originally, has been experiencing significant cracking since late 2006.
Flood waters help to fill the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir "We were able to harvest about 200 million gallons a day to put in the reservoir," Warren Hogg with Tampa Bay Water said.