The South Florida Water Management District (District) operates the regional water management system and implemented pre-storm preparations in anticipation of potentially heavy rainfall from Hurricane Milton. The District will continue to actively monitor, manage and adjust our primary water management system throughout the entire rain event.
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The South Florida Water Management District's Tidal Outlook for the forecast period of October 7, 2024 through October 16, 2024, is now available. Tidal water levels along Florida's southeast coast are expected to stay near or slightly above National Weather Service's "Minor Flooding" threshold. On Florida’s southwest coast, tidal water levels are expected to reach the NWS’s "Moderate Flooding" or “Severe Flooding” thresholds.

Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for the initial planning meeting on the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Flood Resiliency Study - Broward Basins (Section 203).

Join the South Florida Water Management District for the second public meeting about the 2024 Lower Kissimmee Basin Water Supply Plan Update. The plan assesses current and projected water needs in the planning area through 2045. The planning area includes portions of Glades, Okeechobee, and Highlands counties (generally northwest of Lake Okeechobee) and the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Brighton Reservation.