Tampa Bay Water is asking the community to conserve resources, as the Tampa Bay region is now in a Stage 1 water shortage.
Declared under the regional water shortage mitigation plan, the shortage is due to below-average regional rainfall on a 12-month rolling average. Regional rainfall totals averaged 8.3 inches below normal over the past 12 months. When the rainfall deficit is more than 5 inches, it marks the initial stage of a shortage.
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