ST. PETERSBURG — Without a drop of rain in the forecast, residents of the low-lying Shore Acres neighborhood still know to watch for water. When Tampa Bay swells with high tides, salt water pushes up into outdated drainage pipes and douses streets. The problem is so prevalent that some asphalt roads are worn and cracked. Some residents even watch tide charts to map the best time to commute. .
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Across Tampa Bay, experts who oversee the drinking water supply for more than 2.5 million Floridians have, for months, been preparing for new federal limits on a group of harmful but widely used chemicals. The big moment came on Wednesday, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final regulations for six substances that are found in anything from the food and water we ingest to .
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