The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is taking another step to expedite and complete the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir Project at the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis. With full funding in place, SFWMD began advertising the final contract today for the Stormwater Treatment Area component of the EAA Reservoir Project that moves clean water from Lake Okeechobee south to the Everglades. Bids are anticipated to be opened in January 2021.

Final $64 million in funding from DEP will fully fund crucial project identified by Gov. Ron DeSantis as priority for Everglades restoration

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board today unanimously approved fully funding the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir Project's Stormwater Treatment Area (STA).

MIAMI - Gov. Ron DeSantis joined the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other state and federal officials today to celebrate the completion of the S-333 North (S-333N) structure, the latest Everglades restoration accomplishment. 

HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and Lykes Bros. Inc. today celebrated the completion of another of Gov. Ron DeSantis' priority Everglades projects: the Brighton Valley Dispersed Water Management Project in Highlands County.