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The Determination of Minimum Flows for Sulphur Springs, Tampa

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DRAFT<br />

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0.4<br />

4<br />

Hectares<br />

Cubic Meters * 1,000<br />

0.3<br />

3<br />

Area (hectares)<br />

0.2<br />

2<br />

Volume (M 3 * 1,000)<br />

0.1<br />

1<br />

0<br />

SSRun_StgArea.grf<br />

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3<br />

Water Level (Ft., NGVD 1929)<br />

0<br />

Figure 2-8. Surface area and volume <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sulphur</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Run as a<br />

function <strong>of</strong> water level in the spring run.<br />

2.3 Water Supply Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sulphur</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />

In describing the hydrologic characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sulphur</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, it is first helpful to<br />

understand how the spring is used <strong>for</strong> water supply. Since 1965, the City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tampa</strong> has<br />

periodically diverted water from <strong>Sulphur</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> to the City's reservoir to augment water<br />

supplies. Waters are diverted from the spring pool through an intake pipe to a pump<br />

house that encloses a centrifugal pump that runs at a constant rate <strong>of</strong> 30.5 cubic ft per<br />

second (cfs) or 19.7 million gallons per day (mgd) when in operation. An underground<br />

pipe extends approximately two miles from this pump house to the western shore <strong>of</strong> the<br />

reservoir just upstream <strong>of</strong> the dam. <strong>The</strong> City's withdrawal rate <strong>of</strong> 19.7 mgd is rounded to<br />

a value <strong>of</strong> 20 mgd (31 cfs) <strong>for</strong> further discussion in this report.<br />

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