Port Tampa Bay Partnership Brings Smart Pond Technology to the Region

The future of stormwater management has arrived in the Tampa Bay region, providing homes, businesses and the waters of Tampa Bay with maximum water quality treatment and flood protection performance.

Thanks to an agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the National Stormwater Trust (NST) partnered with Port Tampa Bay (PTB) to provide solution-oriented stormwater equipment that is armed with real-time, data-driven technology that provides visibility, trust and security. 

"By leveraging real-time weather forecasting and automated controls, the water level in this innovative stormwater pond is actively managed to maximize its water quality treatment and flood protection performance," said Jeff Littlejohn, P.E., National Stormwater Trust, President of Business Groups.

The Tampa region will be better protected from stormwater flooding thanks to new Smart Pond technology. It's the future of stormwater management and Tampa homes, businesses and the waters of Tampa Bay are the beneficiaries.

Smart Ponds offer flood protection resiliency and improve water quality. Consider the environmental benefits for Port Tampa Bay's Smart Pond:

• An 84% increase in flood attenuation volume, and
• A 44% increase in nitrogen removal.  

The National Stormwater Trust has a track record of success. Babcock Ranch enlisted NST to further strengthen this planned living community where technology and nature work together.

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