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The Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close today, but the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) continues to play an important role in water management for our communities all year long. Did you know SFWMD meteorologists, water managers, engineers and control room staff monitor weather conditions and water levels 24 hours a day, 365 days a year?
Using state-of-the-art technology, the SFWMD team determines the optimal operation of hundreds of water control structures located throughout the District’s 16-county region.
District staff manage:
- Approximately 2,200 miles of canals
- More than 2,100 miles of levees/berms
- More than 760 water control structures
- More than 620 project culverts
- More than 85 pump stations
Our water managers are working every day to ensure the regional water control system is prepared to handle whatever nature sends our way, whether it's a typical summer rainstorm, a hurricane or drought.
Around-the-clock weather monitoring helps our water managers determine where to move water through our system of pump stations, canals and water control structures to prevent flooding and protect our regional water supply.