US EditionTampa Works to Improve Stormwater System
TAMPA, FLORIDA, JUL 8 – Tampa is installing eight temporary generators and increasing stormwater system maintenance to six days weekly after identifying extreme rain events as a major flood risk, officials said.
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Tampa works to improve stormwater system
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said the city is working to deal with flooding issues. She said last year's hurricanes produced extreme flooding, but hurricanes aren't the biggest flooding problem the city faces. "It's not, it is extreme rain events and we have seen those, not only in our city but nationwide, in Texas, in North Carolina," said Castor. To deal with some of the issues, the city plans to rent eight generators to power …
Tampa prepares for hurricane season with enhanced stormwater measures
Tampa is gearing up for the current hurricane season amid lessons learned from last year's severe flooding caused by storms Helene and Milton.Mayor Jane Castor highlighted the city's vulnerability at a press conference, revealing significant flood impacts last year, including stormwater surges that delivered four to seven feet of water in coastal areas and rainfall of up to 18 inches in under two weeks."We have 126 miles of waterfront in the cit…
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