The South Florida Water Management District is a regional governmental agency responsible for water quality, flood control, water supply and environmental restoration in 16 counties, from Orlando to the Florida Keys. It is the oldest and largest of the state's five water management districts.
The District manages and protects water resources on behalf of 7.5 million South Floridians, and is the lead agency in restoring America's Everglades -- the largest environmental project in the nation's history.
MAKING HISTORY: Governor Crist announces strategy for Reviving the River of Grass, read more >
In response to improved regional water resource conditions, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) modified emergency water restrictions across most of the agency's 16-county region, transitioning from one-day-week landscape irrigation restrictions to two-day-a-week watering, effective April 18. More on water shortage >
On June 24, 2008, Governor Charlie Crist announced that the South Florida Water Management District will begin negotiating an agreement to acquire as much as 187,000 acres of agricultural land in the Everglades Agricultural Area. The vast tracts would be used to reestablish a part of the historic connection between Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades to protect Florida's coastal estuaries and revive, restore and preserve the fabled River of Grass... More information >
Northern Everglades
