The Brief
- Tampa is building a new facility that will use Suspended Ion Exchange (SIX) treatment technology to remove PFAS and organic matter from the local water supply.
- Once up and running, this SIX facility will be the first of its kind in North America and the largest SIX installation in the world.
- Construction on this upgrade to the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility will start in about a year or so and should be operational by 2032.
TAMPA, Fla. – The City of Tampa is building a new facility that will use Suspended Ion Exchange (SIX) treatment technology to remove PFAS and organic matter from the local water supply.
Once up and running, this SIX facility will be the first of its kind in North America and the largest SIX installation in the world.
Staff with Carollo Engineers, one of the city water department’s partners who’s working to design and construct the new facility, said Tampa’s water quality and variability makes the city a great candidate for this technology. …