Tampa renews push for reusing wastewater
More than a year after scrapping a controversial toliet-to-tap plan, the city has a new proposal.
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Chlorinated water flows over a weir at the Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. The city has a new plan to convert wastewater to drinking-quality water to replenish its water supply. [ CHRIS URSO | Chris Urso ]
TAMPA â Out with the TAP, in with the PURE.
Itâs been more than a year since Tampa gave up trying to sell a plan â dubbed the Tampa Augmentation Project or TAP â to convert wastewater to drinking water in the face of environmental and City Council opposition.