Utilities Publications Index

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General Publications About Utilities

Pinellas County Utilities
Career Opportunities
Career descriptions and qualifications.

Careers Booklet  (1.19 MB)

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Facility Tours
A guide to facility tours available through Pinellas County Utilities including Solid Waste Operations, Laboratory and Logan Pumping Station.

Facility Tours - to view  (721 kb)
Facility Tours - to print 2-up  (735 kb)

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Grease...Your Sink’s Worst Nightmare
Homeowners can prevent costly blockages by keeping plumbing systems free of fat, oil and grease.

Grease...Your Sink’s Worst Nightmare  (823 kb)

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Planet Pinellas
A newsletter promoting conservation to community organizations such as homeowner associations.

Electronics and Chemical Recycling  (1.7 MB)

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Reef Guide
Information about the Pinellas County Artificial Reef Program for the angler and diver.

Reef Guide

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Utilitalk
Read the latest issue of our bi-monthly publication for PCU customers.

Utilitalk

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Utilities Services Guide

Pinellas County Utilities Services Guide  (1.9 MB)

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Publications About Water and Sewer

Chloramines
Changes in the region's water supply means changes in the treatment process.

Chloramines  (271 kb)

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2010 Consumer Confidence Report on Water Quality  (990 kb)

View archive of Consumer Confidence reports

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Pinellas County Utilities
Issues Consumer Alert
Complaints Target
Water Treatment Companies
Beware of any company using scare tactics and misrepresentation to sell a product.

Don't Let Fear Cost You  (258 kb)

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Fluoridation
Fluoridated Water in Pinellas County:
What’s In It For You.

Fluoridation Brochure  (321 kb)

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Healthy Lawn

Your Lawn May Have A Drinking Problem!  (187 kb)

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Indoor Water Savers Guide
A quick guide to conservation inside your home.

Indoor Water Savers Action Guide  (465 kb)

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Outdoor Water Savers Guide
A quick guide to conservation for your lawn and garden.

Outdoor Water Savers Action Guide  (845 kb)

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Leak Detector Guide
Your guide to home water conservation.

Leak Detector Guide  (622 kb)

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Leaky Flapper
How to find the mysterious toilet leak.

Solving the Mystery of the Leaky Flapper  (165 kb)

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Sprinkler Calibration

How to Calibrate Your Sprinkler System  (302 kb)

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Publications About Reclaimed Water

Conserve our Valuable Resources
A guide to the reclaimed water system.

Conserve our Valuable Resources  (409 kb)

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2011 Reclaimed Water Consumer Confidence Report  (290 kb)

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Landscaping with Reclaimed Water

Landscaping with Reclaimed Water  (787 kb)

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Publications About Solid Waste and Recycling

Business Hazardous Waste
A guide for businesses on convenient and inexpensive ways to safely dispose of hazardous waste.

Unwanted Electronics or Chemical Waste Weighing You Down?  (594 kb)

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Cover Your Load: Help Reduce Litter
Florida Statute 316.520 addresses vehicle load transportation and tarp usage.

Help Reduce Litter  (1 MB)

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Cutting Waste at Work
A guide for businesses on how to implement a waste reduction program.

Cutting Waste at Work  (696 kb)

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Do The Right Thing
A guide to recycling at the Household Electronics and Chemical Collection Center.

Do The Right Thing  (1.50 MB)

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Tour Guide
Entertaining and educational guide for tours of Solid Waste Operations.

No Such Place As “AWAY” Tour Guide  (1.92 MB)

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Teacher Guide
Companion guide to the No Such Place As “AWAY” Tour Guide includes answers to the questions, background information, and follow-up activities for student tours of Solid Waste Operations.

Teacher Guide to No Such Place As “AWAY” Tour Guide  (1.47 MB)

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Mobile Collection Schedule
An annual schedule of the household electronics and chemical mobile collection events that take place on selected Saturdays in various locations throughout the county.

Mobile Collection Schedule flyer  (299 kb)

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Mobile Collection Schedule / HEC3
Small flyer provides the annual schedule of household electronics and chemical mobile collection events and information on the permanent drop off center (HEC3).

Mobile Collection and Household Electronics & Chemical Collection mini flyer (337 kb)

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Recycling Directory
22-page directory of recycling opportunities in Pinellas County.

Recycle Today for a Better Tomorrow booklet  (2.1 MB)

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Recycling Bookmark
A bookmark that promotes our handy online A to Z Guide for Recycling that includes over 250 items.

How do I get rid of it? bookmark  (227 kb)

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Safe Disposal of Household Medicine
A flyer provides information on Operation Medicine Cabinet drop-off sites and steps to secure medicine before disposing in the trash.

Operation Medicine Cabinet flyer  (556kb)

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Solid Waste Operations Information Sheet
Listing of hours, fees, regulations, and services available at our Solid Waste Operations facility.

Info Sheet  (170kb)

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Publications About Disaster Preparedness

Hurricane Preparedness and Debris Management
Useful tips on preparing for a hurricane and managing the debris before and after a storm.

Hurricane Preparedness and Debris Management   (709 kb)
Spanish version   (1.08 MB)

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Preparing for a Hurricane: Water, Sewer, Solid Waste
In the event of a hurricane, water, sewer and solid waste services will most likely be disrupted for a period of time. Learn how to prepare.

Preparing for a Hurricane: Water, Sewer, Solid Waste   (1.35 MB)
Spanish version   (1.35 MB)

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Publications For Children

Recycling Activity Book
Color the Recycle Guys, decode a secret message, learn how to “create a critter”, and test your trash IQ with a crossword puzzle, word search, maze, and more.

To order quantities for Pinellas County distribution, please call (727) 464-3896. To print activity pages with answers, click here.

Recycling Activity Book  (2.25 MB)

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Just for Kids Bookmark
A colorful bookmark promoting the educational Web site found at www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/kids

Just for Kids bookmark   (234 kb)
To order quantities for Pinellas County distribution, please call (727) 464-3896.

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Wet Gazette: Water
An activity book about water conservation featuring coloring and fun activities.

Wet Gazette Vol. I with Dewey   (565 kb)
Hard copies are not available. To print activity pages with answers, click here.

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Wet Gazette - The Sequel: Water
An activity book sequel about water conservation featuring coloring and fun activities.

Wet Gazette - The Sequel  (1.68 MB)
To print activity pages with answers, click here.

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Wet Gazette: Reclaimed Water
An activity book about reclaimed water featuring fun and educational activities and experiments.

Wet Gazette Vol. II with Lewey the Lizard  (1.25 MB)
Hard copies are not available. To print activity pages with answers, click here.

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Conservation Challenge Worksheet
A coloring worksheet for children that challenges them to find five examples each of recycling, saving water and wasting water. Answers are found on page 2.

Conservation Challenge  (412 kb)

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Recycle Today Worksheet
The worksheet features a fun word search with 20 words related to recycling and a Recycling Plan check-off form.

Recycle Today worksheet (330 kb)
Word Search Answer Key (192 kb)

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Hydroblast Coloring Book
A coloring book for younger children featuring drawings by Pinellas County students.

Saving Water is a Blast!   (859 kb)
Hard copies are not available. To print coloring pages, click on the link above.

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