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St. Petersburg wants a hurricane wall like the one used by Tampa General Hospital
A 9-foot-tall, 500-foot-long AquaFence will soon guard Lift Station 85, a wastewater treatment plant that services St.
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Tampa Bay's main hospital is built on a low-lying island. Hurricane Milton could push its defenses to the limit.
As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's west-central coast, Tampa General Hospital, located on a ... that it has deployed a water-impermeable flood barrier, known as an AquaFence, which is ...
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A giant wall saved Tampa General Hospital from Helene. Now, St. Petersburg wants one
A nine-foot-tall, 500-foot-long AquaFence will soon guard Lift Station 85, a wastewater treatment plant that services St.
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St. Petersburg to spend $628K on AquaFence flood barrier for downtown lift station
Mayor Ken Welch has touted the need for agile resilience since back-to-back hurricanes decimated the area in September and ...
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Tampa plans short-term flooding solutions ahead of hurricane season
They include upgrading several water pump stations throughout the city, and putting generators at all the stations while ...
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St. Pete buys an AquaFence as leaders work to shore up sewage facilities
The video of it keeping Tampa General Hospital ... foot-high barrier will protect the station from up to 15 feet of potential storm surge, allowing it to stay in operation during flooding events.
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St. Petersburg to spend $628K on AquaFence flood barrier for downtown lift station
St. Petersburg will now purchase a deployable flood wall and waterproof sewer ... headlines in September as it safeguarded Tampa General Hospital from Hurricane Helene’s 7-foot storm surge.