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Water board approves a deal on troubled desalination plant
The board of Tampa Bay Water on Monday approved a deal to resolve a dispute over how much water its troubled desalination plant will produce.
By Times Staff
Published December 20, 2005
The Apollo Beach plant was designed to produce 25-million gallons of water a day.
When utility officials said recently that they would not run the plant at full capacity, the Southwest Florida Water Management District complained.
The board commonly known as Swiftmuddiscussed not providing a promised $85-million to help pay for the $140-million plant.
Chairmen of the two boards reached a deal last week, which the utility ratified Monday and Swiftmud will vote on today.
Under the deal, Swiftmud will give Tampa Bay Water a portion of the money each time the plant passes a production milestone.
Tampa Bay Water would get all of it after running the plant at top capacity for four months.
The plant, which was to open in 2003, is being repaired and is scheduled to open in fall.
[Last modified December 20, 2005, 01:49:07]
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