Councilman Ups the Ante on Davis Islands Reclaimed Water

With the Bay area’s severe drought and water restrictions continuing, city leaders are looking for creative ways to solve the current water shortage crisis and prepare for future water use. Some homeowners have begun switching over to reclaimed water, about 60 to 70 applications according to the water department. Not nearly enough to begin helping [...]

Water Restrictions Toughest Yet

Fountains, washing cars and water features are in the cross hairs of the Southwest Florida Water Management District‘s new water restrictions. On April 3rd the toughest restrictions ever go into place on Davis Islands and the rest of the bay area. On top of the Tampa City ban of only allowing hand watering once per week, tough [...]

Watering Banned on the Islands – Sort Of…

In the midst of one the worst water shortages in recent history, Tampa City Council is imposing more restrictions on water use in the city’s water service area. The impact on Davis Islands is much less than other parts of the city. Much of the islands uses reclaimed water for lawn irrigation, which is NOT [...]