Lakeland's municipal water supply has always come from our own wells. The City's water system has been continually improved since the first well was drilled in 1905. As part of a major system upgrade, the Williams Water Plant went into continuous operation in April of 1983. Thirteen wells drilled 750 feet (on average) into the Floridan aquifer provide the raw (untreated) water to the 51 million gallon per day capacity split-treatment plant.
Lucas Welch
Chief Operator - T.B. Williams
2100 Interstate Drive
Lakeland, Florida 33805
Phone: 863.834.6720
Email: lucas.welch@lakelandgov.net
Built in 2005 the C. Wayne Combee Plant has a treatment capacity of 8 Million Gallons Per Day. There are six wells that can withdraw water from the Floridan Aquifer and deliver it to the plant.
Eric Campbell
Chief Operator - C. Wayne Combee
2450 Old Combee Road
Lakeland, Florida 33805
Phone: 863.834.4955
Email: eric.campbell@lakelandgov.net
Ricky Jaynes (left), Water Production Manager over TB Williams WTP and Combee WTP, and Eric Campbell (right), Chief Operator at the Combee WTP accepted the FDEP Water Plant Operations Excellence Award at the Focus on Change symposium in Haines City in March 2023.