The Okeechobee Service Center of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) provides the services of the District to Okeechobee, Highlands and Glades County residents and is located at:
205 North Parrott Avenue Suite 201 Okeechobee, FL 34972
(863) 462-5260 or (800) 250-4200
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWSLETTER - news and information of interest to local governments in Okeechobee, Glades and Highlands counties.
Governing Board member representing this region: Jerry Montgomery
The Okeechobee Service Center is responsible for community and local government outreach, water resources education, the Lake Okeechobee Works of the District program, land stewardship and Environmental Resource Permitting in the area.
Gary Ritter, Service Center Director, has many years of experience working with local governments. Call him at (863) 462-5260 x. 3017; or email him at gritter@sfwmd.gov.
You can learn much more about the water resources in our area including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, which are the two northernmost links of the greater Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades (KOE) system. Information about planning for the water supply needs of south Florida can be found at the District, as well as information provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration and the Restudy of the Central & Southern Florida (C&SF) Flood Control System.
Big Cypress Basin
Okeechobee
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Gary Ritter, Service Center Director, has many years of experience working with local governments. Call him at (863) 462-5260 x. 3017; or email him at 
