The South Florida Water Management District (District) is now accepting applications for cost-share projects to develop alternative water supplies (AWS) and to advance water conservation initiatives. This initiative is part of the State of Florida’s continuing efforts to implement cost-effective strategies to conserve its precious water resources while meeting the state's water needs.
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Today, the South Florida Water Management District’s (District) Governing Board approved the 2025 Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) Regional Water Supply Plan, a long-term roadmap to secure sustainable water supplies for the next 20 years in Central Florida.
Read the draft final documents here. The final plan will be posted on CFWIWater.com in mid-December.
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla.— Today, Governor Ron DeSantis attended the groundbreaking for the new inflow pump station at the critical EAA Reservoir Project. The EAA Reservoir, located south of Lake Okeechobee, will store over 78 billion gallons of water—larger than Manhattan—and deliver up to 470 billion gallons of clean water annually to the Everglades and Florida Bay. It also supports the Biscayne Aquifer, the primary source of drinking water for South Florida.
MOORE HAVEN, Fla.—Today, the South Florida Water Management District (District), the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Glades County and many other state and local officials as well as stakeholders broke ground on the second phase of the Lake Hicpochee Project.