Water defines us, and we dive in head first every day to manage central and southern Florida's water needs for the 7.7 million residents we serve. Our mission is to:
Operate the primary flood control system – the Central & Southern Florida Project – which includes more than 1,600 miles of canals and 1,000 miles of levees/berms, 60 pump stations and more than 500 structures and 700 culverts
Safeguard regional water supplies for people and the environment for today and the future
Ensure water quality in the interconnected Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades ecosystem, one of the most diverse in the world
Move forward aggressively with our commitment to restore and protect our natural systems, including America's Everglades
We are the South Florida Water Management District, a regional governmental agency that oversees the water resources in the southern half of the state – 16 counties from Orlando to Key West and from Fort Myers to Fort Lauderdale. A nine-member Governing Board, appointed by the Governor, sets policy and provides overall direction for the agency, which is the oldest and largest of the state's five water management districts.
Our diverse workforce is committed and talented, tackling great challenges in environmental science, engineering, planning, technology, legal affairs and more.
Ours is a multi-tiered, world-class water resource management agency. Our vision is to be the premier leader in water resource management and to leave future generations a heritage of stewardship and conservation.
Our Expertise
The South Florida Water Management District is a water resource management agency with a vision to leave future generations with a strong legacy of responsible stewardship, conservation and restoration.
Our culturally diverse workforce represents a range of disciplines such as engineering, environmental and earth sciences, design, planning, legal affairs, communications and technology. Our employees hail from dozens of countries around the globe, from points as near as Mexico, Canada and Jamaica, to destinations as far as China, Iran and Poland.
Together, these employees handle the economics, information and regulatory components of managing water. They design and construct projects to improve water quality and revitalize ecosystems and manage public lands. They operate and maintain the regional water control system, conduct environmental monitoring and assessment, produce public information materials, develop the budget and much more.
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