Draft 2027 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER) – Volume I Web Board Public and Peer Review

DATE AND TIME: 
The web board will be available for public comment on the draft 2027 SFER – Volume I from October 2, 2026, through November 23, 2026. The SFER web board will also be available for public viewing from October 2, 2026, through March 15, 2027. 

LOCATION: 
Members of the public can visit SFWMD.gov/science-data/scientific-publications-sfer for more information.  

CONTACT INFORMATION: 
For more information you may contact Kim Richer via phone at 561-682-2425 or via email at kricher@sfwmd.gov.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Beginning on October 2, 2026, through March 15, 2027, interested parties may access the SFER web board and view peer review comments, public comments, agency responses to comments, electronically stored communications, and other public records associated with the draft 2027 SFER – Volume I that are web posted. Peer review panelists comments and recommendations will be posted on the web board, and the public can access this information via the website. 

Peer review will be conducted only on chapters and appendices fulfilling Everglades Forever Act reporting requirements. These are Chapters 3, 4, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6, and 7 and any related appendices. The peer review will begin on October 2, 2026, and end on November 2, 2026. We are asking for all public comments on these chapters and appendices to be submitted on the web board no later than November 2, 2026.

A second public review will be conducted on the remaining chapters and appendices beginning November 3, 2026, and ending November 23, 2026. These are Chapters 2A, 2B, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, and 9 and any related appendices. Comments on these chapters and appendices need to be submitted on the web board no later than November 23, 2026. 

Communications and documents from all parties can be accessed at any time once they are posted up until March 15, 2027. 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this event is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the event 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).