South Florida Water Management District

DeSantis asks entire South Florida water management board to resign | TheHill

Newly sworn-in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday asked the entire South Florida water management board to resign as…

6 years ago

SFWMD: Water district board OKs leasing reservoir’s land to sugar grower

Environmentalists and state officials agree there's "no silver bullet," no single project that will seriously curtail discharges of excess Lake…

6 years ago

Large algae bloom forms on Lake Okeechobee, could repeat 2016

(Above) A diagram from 2016 shows water flow in South Florida. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post) Florida’s freshwater…

7 years ago

Gil Smart: What’s behind push for deep injection wells near Lake Okeechobee?

When it comes to preventing discharges from Lake Okeechobee, shouldn't every option be on the table? Or are some options…

8 years ago

South Florida Water Shortage Warning: Lawn Watering Limits

At its April 13 meeting, the SFWMD Governing Board issued a water shortage warning for all 16 counties in the…

8 years ago