South Hillsborough Pipeline

Regional Water for South Hillsborough

Alert – Public Meetings

IMPORTANT NOTICE – PUBLIC MEETINGS POSTPONED

Tampa Bay Water is postponing all the South Hillsborough Pipeline public meetings scheduled for October and November 2024 to allow our community time to recover from hurricanes Helene and Milton.

We are committed to meeting with the community on this important project and are working on rescheduling to early next year. New meeting dates will be posted to this website, so please bookmark it for the latest information.

If you have questions about these meetings, please reach out to the project team via email or phone at [email protected] or (813) 485-6480.

Tampa Bay Water wishes everyone well as the community recovers from these historic storms.

Southern Hillsborough County is experiencing unprecedented population growth that is driving the demand for additional drinking water. By 2045, the number of homes in the Boyette area is expected to grow by one-third, the number in Wimauma is expected to more than double, and the number in the Balm area is expected to nearly triple. To meet the long-term needs of this area, Tampa Bay Water is building the South Hillsborough Pipeline.

The South Hillsborough Pipeline will be up to 60 inches in diameter and carry up to an additional 65 million gallons per day (mgd) of water to Hillsborough County’s southern service area when complete in 2028. The pipeline will start at the Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant in Brandon, connect to Hillsborough County’s Lithia Water Treatment Plant and end at the County’s new connection point at Balm Riverview and Balm roads. The pipeline provides redundancy between the Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant in Brandon and Hillsborough County’s Lithia Water Treatment Plant.

This website is designed to keep residents and businesses updated as the project moves through design, permitting and construction.

For More Information

Tampa Bay Water provides wholesale water to the public utility systems of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties, as well as the cities of New Port Richey, St. Petersburg and Tampa. You may opt in to receive notices by sending an email to shpinfo@tampabaywater.org or by calling (813) 485-6480.