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Advancing Everglades Restoration

EAA Reservoir Groundbreaking

Moving More Water South

Seepage Wall Ribbon Cutting

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12-05-2023

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Lake Okeechobee

15.98ft

12-04-2023

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DYK: Celebrating Everglades National Park’s 76th Year

This week, we’re celebrating an anniversary for America’s iconic River of Grass. This…

APPLY NOW: Funding Opportunity for Alternative Water Supply and Water Conservation Projects

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is now accepting applications for cost-share…

SFWMD Issues Water Shortage Order for Northeastern Portion of Cape Coral

CAPE CORAL, Fla. - In order to protect groundwater in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer, the South…

DYK: Hurricane Season Ends This Week

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end on Thursday, November 30, but the South…

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SFWMD Issues Water Shortage Order for Northeastern Portion of Cape Coral

November 28, 2023 - In order to protect groundwater in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) declared a water shortage and issued mandatory irrigation restrictions for a portion of Cape Coral and unincorporated Lee County. Landscape irrigation is limited to one day a week in the designated area for irrigation water supplied by private wells.

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