As population grew in the Tampa Bay area, the bay became so polluted that in the 1950s, the State Board of Health advised that public bathing was not safe due to pollution levels exceeding safe levels..
As population grew in the Tampa Bay area, the bay became so polluted that in the 1950s, the State Board of Health advised that public bathing was not safe due to pollution levels exceeding safe levels. A concentrated effort was made to both restore the he