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St. Pete Installs AquaFence at 'Critical' Lift Station Serving Hospitals, Hurricane Shelters

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, AUG 6 – The 9-foot AquaFence protects Lift Station 85, which serves 25% of St. Petersburg's population and essential services, enhancing resilience against storm surge flooding.

Summary by WFLA-TV
Tampa General Hospital's AquaFence holds floodwaters back. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The City of St. Petersburg is looking to bolster its protections against severe weather with the installation of an AquaFence at one of its "most critical facilities," officials said. City officials announced Wednesday that an AquaFence flood protection system was installed at Lift Station 85, located at the Old Albert Whitted Water Reclamation Facility. …

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stpete.org broke the news in on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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