Navigational Locks Ensure Easy Access to Central and South Florida’s Interconnected Waterways
The Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Kissimmee River and Lake Okeechobee offer some of the best boating and fishing opportunities in Central and South Florida.
Did you know the South Florida Water Management District operates and maintains 11 navigational locks throughout this interconnected system to help ensure that it is accessible by the public for recreation?
Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for an upcoming Resiliency Coordination Forum to promote additional collaboration on water management and resiliency initiatives between many local, state, federal and tribal partners.
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - Today, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Jacksonville District (USACE) joined federal, state, and local officials to break ground on the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) North. This important Everglades restoration project will restore water levels in the northern portion of the Central Everglades and improve our water resource resiliency in South Florida.
In recognition of Water Reuse Week, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is highlighting the importance of developing alternative water supplies to meet the growing demand on our traditional groundwater and surface water supplies.
Did you know the use of reclaimed water reduces the demand on our underground aquifers and preserves our precious water resources?
