South Florida Environmental Report and Other Publications
As the South Florida Water Management District works to Achieve More Now For Florida’s Environment, we are pleased to present the 2021 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER). The report provides the public with the science and data used to drive decisions at the South Florida Water Management District. The report also documents restoration, water quality, scientific and engineering accomplishments in South Florida during the 2020 Water Year.
The full report is a three-volume publication complemented by the SFER Consolidated Project Report Database. Volume I covers findings derived from regional monitoring and research projects and highlights key financial information during the 2020 Water Year reporting period. Volume II provides an annual update on the project status during Fiscal Year 2020 and planning for Fiscal Year 2021 for nine annual reports required of all water management districts. Volume III expands on Volume I by further streamlining unified reporting and fulfilling various federal and state permit-related reporting requirements.
2021 South Florida Environmental Report Highlights
Transmittal Letter from SFWMD and DEP
Volume I: The South Florida Environment [PDF]
Volume II: District Annual Plans and Reports [PDF]
Volume III: Annual Permit Reports [PDF]
SFER Consolidated Project Database
- 2020 South Florida Environmental Report:
2020 SFER: Highlights [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2019 South Florida Environmental Report:
2019 SFER: Highlights [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2018 South Florida Environmental Report:
2018 SFER: Highlights [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2017 South Florida Environmental Report:
2017 SFER: Highlights [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2016 South Florida Environmental Report:
2016 SFER: Highlights [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2015 South Florida Environmental Report:
2015 SFER: At a Glance [PDF]
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2014 South Florida Environmental Report:
2014 SFER: At a Glance [PDF]
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2013 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2012 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2011 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
- 2010 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
- 2009 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
- 2008 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
- 2007 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
- 2006 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
- 2005 South Florida Environmental Report:
Executive Summary [PDF]
Volume I
Volume II
Technical Publications
The South Florida Water Management District has an extensive library of technical publications available to the public. To access the library, please contact the Technical Publications Librarian, Kim Chuirazzi, at techpublibrarian@sfwmd.gov.
Some highlights from the library and additional publications are available below without access to the library.
Highlights from the Library
- Adaptive Protocols for Lake Okeechobee
- Aquifer Storage and Recovery
- Big Cypress Basin
- Estuaries
- Everglades/Florida Bay Ecosystem
- Hydraulics
- Kissimmee Basin and River Restoration Evaluation
- Lake Okeechobee – General
- Restoration Strategies Science Plan – Related Documents
- Saltwater Interface Maps by County
- Stormwater Treatment Areas and Flow Equalization Basins
- Wading Bird Reports
- Water Supply – Hydrogeological Reports
More Publications
- Florida Waters Resources Manual [PDF]
- L-8 Reservoir Pilot Test Technical Document [PDF]
- Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals
- Minimum Flows and Levels
- Restoration Strategies Science Plan
- Settlement Agreement and Companion Reports
- SFWMD Formation Identification Guide [ZIP, 2.8 GB]
- South Florida Water Management Model (SFWMM) Position Analysis – Initial Stage Values – Current Month [PDF]
- System Storage Reports
- Water Conservation
- Water Reservations
- Water Supply Plans
- Water Supply Reports
- WCA-3A Shark River Reports