February 8, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board today approved another land purchase to help preserve the Shingle Creek Management Area in Orange and Osceola counties, which serves as the headwaters for Florida's Everglades.
Jan. 22, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – Studying birds helps the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) manage wildlife habitat on public lands.
Tune in with the early birds Friday, Jan. 26, at 7 a.m. on the SFWMD Facebook page as SFWMD wildlife biologist Brian Garrett helps band and release sparrows. Data collected on the birds in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed on the Southwest Coast provides valuable information to help manage this sensitive environment.
Garrett will take questions live on Facebook.
Jan. 18, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has achieved a favorable legal outcome in its effort to protect the environmental quality of Grassy Waters Preserve, a 23-square-mile natural area, home to protected and endangered species, an Aquatic Resource of National Importance and the source of drinking water for the City of West Palm Beach, the Town of Palm Beach and the Town of South Palm Beach.
Jan. 16, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) prides itself on following the science to get the water right. As evidence of that, SFWMD staff briefed the public and Water Resources Analysis Coalition during its January meeting on its efforts to update a Science Plan that is a crucial component of Gov. Rick Scott's Restoration Strategies Plan to restore the water quality of the Everglades.
Jan. 16, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board recognized the C-100A Obstruction Removal Project Team as its 2017 Team of the Year. The project team's work focused on clearing overgrown vegetation along a 7-mile stretch of the C-100A Canal in the Village of Pinecrest and Village of Palmetto Bay. Overgrown vegetation poses a significant threat during and after major weather events, when trees could fall into the canals and impede SFWMD flood protection operations.
Dec. 22, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL – With the passage of Senate Bill 10, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) was tasked with developing a southern reservoir project plan that reduces harmful Lake Okeechobee discharges and sends additional water south into the Everglades, all while meeting the state's stringent water quality standards.
Dec. 22, 2017
Naples, FL – This week, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) broke ground on a Governing Board-approved weir replacement project that will enhance the Big Cypress Basin's ability to store and release water. The Golden Gate Weir No. 4 replacement project is part of the Basin's ongoing effort to protect families and properties from flooding in the Golden Gate Estates neighborhood of Collier County.
Dec. 19, 2017
Bonita Springs, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) this week began clearing trees and other debris downed by Hurricane Irma from two Bonita Springs waterways in Lee County.
Dec. 18, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board last week approved an update to its Lower West Coast Water Supply Plan. The plan is critical to ensuring enough water is available for the needs of residents, agriculture, businesses and the environment in a region that includes Lee, most of Collier and portions of Charlotte, Hendry, Glades and Monroe counties.
Dec. 15, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL – After seven years of study and an independent review from a scientific panel with more than 150 years of combined experience, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board voted on Thursday to start a process that will ultimately increase the minimum flows and water levels to the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary to protect it from harm.
