Scheduled Events for: July 2025


Title Description Event Type
Big Cypress Basin Board Meeting

DATE AND TIME: 
​Monday, July 7, 2025, 11:00 AM

LOCATION:
Collier County Board of County Commissioners Chambers 
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor 
Naples, FL 34112 

Members of the public may also participate and provide public comment via Zoom, a media technology free for the public to use.
Zoom Registration Link

CONTACT INFORMATION:
For more information you may contact Rachel King at raking@sfwmd.gov.

AGENDA:
Meeting Agenda

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:
This is a public meeting of the Big Cypress Basin Board to discuss and consider activities impacting the Big Cypress Basin of the South Florida Water Management District. The Big Cypress Basin Board may take official action at the meeting on any item appearing on the agenda and on any item that is added to the agenda as a result of a change to the agenda approved by the presiding officer of the meeting pursuant to Section 120.525, Florida Statutes.

A copy of the agenda and additional information may be obtained by contacting Rachel King at raking@sfwmd.gov, or at SFWMD.gov/Meetings, seven days prior to the meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Molly Brown, District Clerk, at mobrown@sfwmd.gov. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).  

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.

 

Big Cypress Basin Board
Flood Protection Level of Service (FPLOS) Program C-7 Basin Adaptation and Mitigation Planning Study Public Meeting

DATE AND TIME: 
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 3:30 PM

LOCATION: 
Members of the public may participate and provide public comment via Zoom, a media technology free for the public to use.
Zoom Registration Link

CONTACT INFORMATION: 
For more information you may contact Nicole Cortez via phone at 561-682-2597 or via email at ncortez@sfwmd.gov.

AGENDA:
Meeting Agenda

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE DISCUSSED: 
This public meeting will be held to share the findings of the Flood Protection Level of Service (FPLOS) Program C-7 Basin Adaptation and Mitigation Planning Study. FPLOS Adaptation and Mitigation Planning Projects recommendations are incorporated into the District’s Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan. The results being presented will inform recommended adaptation strategies that span the primary, secondary, and tertiary flood control systems. The implementation of the strategies will be a collaborative effort between the District, counties, local drainage districts, and other stakeholders responsible for managing and operating all three tiers of the system. The meeting will also provide an opportunity for stakeholders to provide public comment.

One or more members of the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District may attend this meeting. No Governing Board action will be taken.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting Nicole Cortez via phone at 561-682-2597, via email at ncortez@sfwmd.gov, or at SFWMD.gov/Meetings, seven days prior to the meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this forum is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Molly Brown, District Clerk, at mobrown@sfwmd.gov. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1 (800) 955-8770 (voice).

 

Public Meeting
Governing Board Meeting

DATE AND TIME: 
Thursday, July 10 at 9:00 a.m.

LOCATION: 
SFWMD Headquarters
B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Members of the public may also participate and provide public comment via Zoom, a media technology free for the public to use.

Zoom Registration Link

CONTACT INFORMATION: 
For more information you may contact Molly Brown at mobrown@sfwmd.gov.

AGENDA:
Meeting Agenda

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:  
The Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District will discuss and consider District business, including regulatory and non-regulatory matters.

The Governing Board may take official action at the meeting on any item appearing on the agenda and on any item that is added to the agenda as a result of a change to the agenda approved by the presiding officer of the meeting pursuant to Section 120.525, Florida Statutes. 

The agenda containing information on this meeting will be posted to the District’s website SFWMD.gov/meetings, seven days prior to the meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Molly Brown, District Clerk, at mobrown@sfwmd.gov. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice). 

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued. 

 

Public Meeting
Public Workshop for the Everglades Agricultural Area Environmental Protection District Research Permit Renewal on Improving Best Management Practice Efficiency in the Everglades Agricultural Area

DATE AND TIME: 
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 9:30 AM

LOCATION: 
University of Florida Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF IFAS) Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC) Conference Center  
3200 East Palm Beach Road 
Belle Glade, FL 33430 

Members of the public may also participate and provide public comment via Zoom, a media technology free for the public to use.
Zoom Registration Link

CONTACT INFORMATION: 
For more information you may contact Gary Priest via phone at 863-462-5260, Ext. 3016, or via email at gpriest@sfwmd.gov.

AGENDA:
Meeting Agenda

PRESENTATION:
Presentation

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:  
The 1994 Everglades Forever Act (EFA), Section 373.4592, Florida Statutes (F.S.), required the District to amend Chapter 40E-63, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), to establish requirements of Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) landowners to sponsor, through the EAA Environmental Protection District (EAAEPD) or otherwise, and implement a comprehensive program of research, testing and implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will assist in addressing water quality standards within the EAA and the Everglades Protection Area.

Accordingly, this program was adopted as Part III of Chapter 40E-63, F.A.C., to establish a schedule of BMP research, testing and implementation to address water quality parameters that are not being significantly improved by Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) and the current level of BMPs being implemented throughout the EAA, and to identify strategies needed to address such parameters.

This research program shall be approved via a Master Permit and include field testing of BMPs in a sufficient number of representative sites in the EAA to reflect soil and crop types, as well as factors that affect BMP effectiveness and design. Originally issued in 1997, the Master Permit must be renewed every five-years. The District has reviewed the EAAEPD Master Permit renewal application including the Scope of Work (scope) for BMP research, testing and implementation to address water quality standards in accordance with the requirements of the EFA.

Pursuant to Rule 40E-63.310, F.A.C., a public workshop for presentation and discussion of the scope is required prior to making a written final determination on the scope and Master Permit renewal application. The workshop agenda includes an introduction describing the regulatory requirements followed by a technical presentation and discussion of the proposed scope. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments at the public workshop or via email until August 15, 2025. The District will provide a written determination on the scope within 60 days following the workshop, but no later than September 14, 2025.

One or more members of the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District may attend this workshop. No Governing Board action will be taken.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting Gary Priest via phone at 863-462-5260, Ext. 3016, via email at gpriest@sfwmd.gov, or at SFWMD.gov/Meetings, seven days prior to the meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Molly Brown, District Clerk, at mobrown@sfwmd.gov. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice). 

 

Public Meeting