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The National Stormwater Trust is preparing to convert its Tampa Bay-area Smart Pond from water quality to flood protection status to increase stormwater storage capability for Hurricane Ian.
Converting to flood protection status will allow the Smart Pond to better protect Tampa Bay and area homes and businesses from stormwater.
“Our Smart Pond technology is monitoring weather forecasts and predicting stormwater volume that will be needed to help prevent runoff from entering Tampa Bay and homes and businesses near the Bay,” said Jeff Littlejohn, National Stormwater Trust co-founder.
The Tampa Bay-area Smart Pond is located adjacent to Port Tampa Bay.
– Staff Report, Extensive Enterprises