Sept. 13, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL – The Sept. 18, 2017, Water Resources Advisory Commission (WRAC) Recreational Issues meeting has been canceled due to the South Florida Water Management District's ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Irma. The next WRAC Recreational Issues meeting is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at a location to be determined.
West Palm Beach, FL - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) today continued its response to mitigate the impacts of Hurricane Irma by working to drain flood waters from communities throughout all 16 counties of South Florida.
West Palm Beach, FL - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) took to the air and land today, Sept. 12, as part of recovery efforts and to continue the assessment of impacts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
West Palm Beach, FL - The South Florida Water Management District is responding to heavy rainfall across its 16-county region from Hurricane Irma to maximize flood protection for South Florida's 8.1 million residents.
SFWMD meteorologists have forecast between 5.5 and 6 inches of rain District-wide on Sunday, Sept. 10. The single-day record is 5.35 inches from Tropical Storm Mitch in November 1998.
Sept. 8, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board has postponed its Sept. 14 business meeting and tentative millage & budget public hearing due to emergency conditions facing the District from Hurricane Irma. The meeting and the public hearing will be rescheduled at a later date.
West Palm Beach, FL – In anticipation of Hurricane Irma, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is adjusting hours for navigation locks on Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River as well as temporarily closing public lands to recreation within all 16 counties served by the District.
West Palm Beach, FL – The Sept. 7, 2017, Water Resources Advisory Commission (WRAC) meeting has been canceled due to the emergency conditions facing the District from Hurricane Irma. The next WRAC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at SFWMD's West Palm Beach headquarters.
SFWMD's Governing Board meeting and Tentative Millage & Budget Public Hearing remain scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at 9 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., respectively. The meeting and hearing will be held at SFWMD's headquarters.
August 23, 2017
Port Mayaca, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) today approved a legal settlement with the owners of the Lake Point Restoration project in western Martin County.
"This settlement gets a solid environmental project back on track," said SFWMD Governing Board Chairman Dan O'Keefe.
August 21, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is continuing operational measures that began over the weekend to provide maximum flood protection for South Florida's 8.1 million residents as rains from tropical disturbance 92L are expected to fall throughout the region over the coming days.
August 17, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board's innovative Python Elimination Program hit a major milestone today, with hunters killing their 500th Burmese python in less than five months.
