In the 1990s, lakes and wetlands dried up in Florida’s fast-growing Tampa Bay region. Some attributed the drastic change to drought; others to overpumping of an underground aquifer. A pitched legal battle, known as the Water Wars, played out. Some government-run utilities wanted to keep pumping from the aquifer; others wanted to look for new water sources. Eventually, they began to work together to find multiple sources of drinking water.
Guests:
- Randy and Mark Barthle, Barthle Brothers Ranch owners
- Honey Rand, Water Wars author
- Eileen Hart, Tampa Bay resident and water rights activist
- Ken Herd, Tampa Bay Water, chief science and technical officer
- Radhika Fox, US Water Alliance, chief executive officer
Photo: Courtesy of Tampa Bay Water
09/16/20 • 26 min
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