Tampa Bay Desalination Plant Certified After Passing Tests
After almost three-and-a-half years of delays, litigation and controversy, the nation’s largest desalination plant has passed a final round of testing and become part of the Tampa Bay Water system.
The Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant at Apollo Beach successfully completed a 14-day acceptance test. The plant produced 25 million gallons per day of fresh water for a week, then 28 mgd a week later, said Ken Herd, TBW director of operations and facilities.