Aug. 31, 2019
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Executive Director Drew Bartlett provided an update on Hurricane Dorian at 3:30 p.m. today. Director Bartlett reported the South Florida regional flood protection system is fully prepared to handle heavy rainfall and encouraged South Floridians to be ready for Hurricane Dorian.
Aug. 30, 2019
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) continues essential preparations for Hurricane Dorian to protect South Florida families from flooding. District officials are available for media interviews to discuss how the District prepares and what the public needs to know about expected heavy rainfall. To schedule an interview, please contact Jason Schultz at (561) 682-2508 office or (772) 214-7445 cell or jschultz@sfwmd.gov.
Aug. 30, 2019
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will temporarily close all SFWMD-managed land and all land managed in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to public access at 5 p.m. today. Information on all reopenings will be posted on SFWMD.gov/Recreation once available.
Aug. 29, 2019
For boaters navigating to and from Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River and Upper Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will temporarily close all navigation locks it operates in preparation for the impact of Hurricane Dorian.
The locks will be closed at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, unless changing conditions warrant closing them earlier for public safety. The locks are closed during hurricanes to ensure the safety and SFWMD staff of the public and protect the locks from damage.
Aug. 29, 2019
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Hurricane Dorian may impact South Florida as a Category 3 storm as early as this weekend, and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)'s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is at the Enhanced Monitoring level. Today, the SFWMD is continuing to collaborate with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, local drainage districts, municipalities, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Aug. 27, 2019
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With the National Weather Service forecasting that Tropical Storm Dorian may impact South Florida over this weekend, t he South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is continually monitoring the storm preparing the regional flood protection system to protect communities from flooding and handle possible heavy local rainfall from the tropical disturbance.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With Tropical Storm Dorian forecasted to approach South Florida next weekend, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is preparing the regional flood protection system to protect communities from flooding and handle possible heavy local rainfall from the tropical disturbance.
August 23, 2019
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) continues expediting progress on key priority projects identified by Gov. Ron DeSantis to restore and project South Florida's environment and water resources. Today, SFWMD applied for permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Florida Department of Environmental Protection necessary to construct the C-139 Flow Equalization Basin (FEB).
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is preparing the regional flood control system to handle heavy local rainfall from a tropical disturbance which is expected to affect South Florida Thursday night, Friday, and part of Saturday.
