COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection along with many other federal, state and local officials, partners and stakeholders celebrated the completion of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project in Collier County. The Picayune Strand Restoration Project is a cornerstone of America’s most ambitious ecosystem restoration effort, the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

The South Florida Water Management District (District) is encouraging our partners, stakeholders and the public to provide written comments on the Draft 2025–2035 Kissimmee River Management Area General Management Plan.

This ten-year plan will guide the District’s management of the Kissimmee River Management Area, including land stewardship, public use opportunities, infrastructure maintenance, and natural resource protection. The management area includes lands within the Kissimmee River floodplain across portions of Polk, Osceola, Highlands, Glades, and Okeechobee counties.

Today, South Florida Water Management District (District) Chairman Chauncey Goss released the following statement regarding Governor Ron DeSantis’ proposed Floridians First Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 to the Florida Legislature.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Today, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), along with many federal, state and local officials celebrated the completion of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) Project. This project will improve the health of Biscayne Bay and aid in wetland rehydration — building coastal resiliency and improving water quality in this area of Miami-Dade County. 

The South Florida Water Management District (District) is now accepting applications for cost-share projects to develop alternative water supplies (AWS) and to advance water conservation initiatives. This initiative is part of the State of Florida’s continuing efforts to implement cost-effective strategies to conserve its precious water resources while meeting the state's water needs.

Today, the South Florida Water Management District’s (District) Governing Board approved the 2025 Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) Regional Water Supply Plan, a long-term roadmap to secure sustainable water supplies for the next 20 years in Central Florida. 

Read the draft final documents here. The final plan will be posted on CFWIWater.com in mid-December. 

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla.— Today, Governor Ron DeSantis attended the groundbreaking for the new inflow pump station at the critical EAA Reservoir Project. The EAA Reservoir, located south of Lake Okeechobee, will store over 78 billion gallons of water—larger than Manhattan—and deliver up to 470 billion gallons of clean water annually to the Everglades and Florida Bay. It also supports the Biscayne Aquifer, the primary source of drinking water for South Florida.

MOORE HAVEN, Fla.—Today, the South Florida Water Management District (District), the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Glades County and many other state and local officials as well as stakeholders broke ground on the second phase of the Lake Hicpochee Project.

The Lake Hicpochee Project is part of the Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program and will provide benefits including reducing harmful discharges to the Caloosahatchee Estuary, improving water quality and providing additional water storage capacity in the region.

The South Florida Water Management District (District) invites our partners, stakeholders and the public to provide comments on the District's Draft 2026-2031 Strategic Plan.

The plan serves as a blueprint for achieving balanced regional water resource management. The District updates the Strategic Plan annually to highlight its work to continue to advance Everglades restoration, protect communities from flooding, meet the region’s water needs, and engage the public and stakeholders over the next five years.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla.– Governor Ron DeSantis marked the official groundbreaking of the Blue Shanty Flow Way project, an important milestone in Everglades restoration which will ensure that more water flows from the to-be-completed EAA Reservoir south into Everglades National Park and Florida Bay.