The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will temporarily close all of its navigational locks to public access at the end of regular operating hours tonight, Tuesday, November 8.
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The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is closely monitoring Subtropical Storm Nicole and continues to prepare the regional water management system for anticipated storm-related impacts. The current forecast suggests this storm may produce heavy rainfall by Wednesday night and Thursday across the Florida Peninsula.

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is encouraging partners, stakeholders and the public to provide comments on the 2022 Draft Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Science Plan.

A record-breaking 231 invasive Burmese pythons were removed from the Greater Everglades Ecosystem during the 2022 Florida Python Challenge®, marking the largest number of destructive snakes ever captured as part of the annual competition.