{"id":295703,"date":"2026-06-04T11:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295703\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:34:51","slug":"reclaimed-water-city-of-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295703\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclaimed Water | City of Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using Reclaimed Water for Landscaping<\/p>\n<p>If you use reclaimed water for your lawn or garden, watch carefully to see if you need to change your watering or fertilizer habits. Reclaimed water helps keep your grass and plants green even when water use is limited. Keep in mind, some plants might not handle reclaimed water well, while others can.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing the Right Plants<\/p>\n<p>Before you plant, check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/water\/programs\/reclaimed-water\/reclaimed-water-quality-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reclaimed Water Quality Report<\/a>, which is updated every three months. To find plants that will thrive, you can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/ffl.ifas.ufl.edu\/resources\/apps\/plant-guide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida-Friendly Landscaping\u2122 Plant Guide<\/a>, which is also available as an app. It has details and pictures of over 400 plants that do well in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Using the Waterwise Plant Database<\/p>\n<p>You can also use the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sjrwmd.com\/waterwise\/#\/search\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">searchable Waterwise Plant Database<\/a>. It helps you find plants that will grow well in your yard because it considers the natural conditions where you live. The database offers tips on where to plant so that your plants don&#8217;t need as much water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Using Reclaimed Water for Landscaping If you use reclaimed water for your lawn or garden, watch carefully to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-295703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}