Sept. 18 is World Water Monitoring Day, but for Polk County Utilities, every day is a water monitoring day. Operators test samples from multiple points in the water production and distribution systems seven days per week in six water service areas. Polk County Utilities (PCU) serves areas throughout unincorporated Polk County from 27 water plants […]
Imagine this: It’s hurricane season and the storm clouds are rolling in. The wind is ramping up. Forecasters are calling for 80-mile per hour (or faster) gusts. So, the question is, is your house safe? Will it hold up to the wind? If you answered “yes,” do you know what’s making it safe? Who is […]
Tradition and Safety Fireworks are an American tradition, used to commemorate several national holidays. For instance, Independence Day firework displays date back to the United States’ first birthday on July 4, 1777. Nevertheless, fireworks are much older than the United States and even the discovery of the Americas. Their creation dates back more than 2,000 […]
Polk Transportation Planning Organization The Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), established in 1977, is the lead transportation planning agency for Polk County. It works with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and local agencies to plan and make decisions about transportation investments to provide safe, reliable travel. What does TPO do? Polk’s TPO: Adopts and […]
By state law, you can only legally shoot fireworks on Fourth of July, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in Florida. This bright and loud tradition can be a fun family event to help you celebrate the occasions; however, people are injured each year in fireworks-related incidents. So, are fireworks really safe? Fireworks certainly […]