THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Residents in The Villages are seeing a water-use fee increase as the Southwest Florida Water Management District declared a phase 2 water shortage in Sumter County until July 1.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Southwest Florida Water Management District will consider extending its Phase III Modified Water Shortage Order as the region continues to face a significant rainfall deficit. The ...

RIVERVIEW, Fla. — The Tampa Bay region is facing one of the worst water shortages in 50 years, and Tampa Bay Water officials say they can no longer take water from rivers to use for the drinking water ...

LAKE HELEN, Fla. — Lake Helen has rescinded the boil water notice Thursday that it had issued Saturday after E. coli was detected in one of the city’s wells, city officials said. "All samples from the ...