■ STAFF REPORT Installation of the Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s temporary construction bridge is now underway just north of the existin...
Florida delegation focuses on water quality issues
■ STAFF REPORT Members of the Florida congressional delegation will be focusing on water quality in the coming days. On Friday, Feb. 22 the two chairs...
GIWA announces new projects at hand
BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – GIWA is excited to announce that after several years of planning, Phase 1 of a much-needed $15 mill...
Guest Editorial: What’s the deal with fire hydrant flushing?
■ SUBMITTED BY BONNIE PRINGLE Why does GIWA flush fire hydrants? We only flush hydrants to maintain the highest quality of drinking water for our mem...
Reduction in water usage required by GIWA
■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA DIRECTOR BONNIE PRINGLE – Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s current ten-year water withdrawal permit from the Sout...
Announcement of temporary water disinfection process
To the Editor: Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable...
GIWA 2017 water quality report available
■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s 2017 Water Quality Report is now available online at mygiwa.com/2017CCR.pdf. This report is...
EDITORIAL: Annual GIWA meeting set for January 15
Just a reminder that GIWA’s Annual Membership Meeting is to be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at the Boca Grande Community Center. 2017 has been a...
Have you seen the holes in the road? It’s ok, it’s a GIWA thing
■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve noticed the two holes in the road on Park Avenue just outside The Temptation Restaurant, don’t fret: They won’t be there much...
A remedy to ‘Lake Surprise’ it was not: County digs ditch, only to fill it in again
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Last week people passing by the Range Light on Gulf Boulevard witnessed a Lee County crew digging a drainage ditch along the roadw...