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SFWMD Governing Board Recognizes Water Reuse Week (May 22)
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2012 Water Watch Briefing (May 21)
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SFWMD, Lee County Partner to Improve Caloosahatchee Water Quality (May 21)
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SFWMD Continues Work to Strengthen East Coast Protective Levee (May 15)
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Dry Conditions Are Expected to Improve With Arrival of Wet Season (May 3)
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South Florida's Weather Extremes
Conditions Improve With Arrival of Wet Season
An early start to the wet season has provided a significant boost to water supplies in most areas of the South Florida Water Management District's 16-county region. Rainfall levels in May are so far above average in many areas.

While the early start to the wet season has helped, it will take time for the seasonal increase in rainfall to fully replenish water supplies.

Water Shortage Warning Remains in Effect
South Florida is still under a water shortage warning to encourage vigilance and voluntary water conservation. Residents and businesses should follow the agency's Year-Round Landscape Irrigation Rule, which limits landscape irrigation to two days a week, with a three-day-a-week provision for some counties. Utilizing the rule's flexibility, some city and county governments have adopted alternative landscape irrigation ordinances based on local water demands or system limitations.

To read more about the agency's responses to South Florida's weather extremes, see:


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