News - 2013

April 22, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 30, at 9 a.m.

April 14, 2013 – Beginning April 22, "The Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will be reshaping a levee on the north-south portion next to the paved trail at Flatwoods Park, from the Bruce B.

April 1, 2013 – Scientists with the "Southwest Florida Water Management District's ":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ "Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/projects/swi

March 31, 2013 – While the "Southwest Water Management District ":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ encourages water conservation year round, there is extra emphasis each April for Water Conservation Month.

March 19, 2013 – Scientists with the "Southwest Florida Water Management District's ":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ "Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/projects/swi

March 18, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board ":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 26, at 9:30 a.m.

March 12, 2013 – An equipment failure prevented the "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ from completing the hydrilla treatment scheduled on part of the Rainbow River on March 4-8.

March 10, 2013 – Governor Rick Scott reappointed Carlos Beruff and George Mann to the "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/.

March 10, 2013 – Estella Gray has joined the "Southwest Florida Water Management District ":http://watermatters.org/ as a Government Affairs Program Manager.

March 6, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ is reminding residents to check the timers on their irrigation system controllers this weekend, which is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time.

March 4, 2013 – Governor Rick Scott appointed Bryan K. Beswick and Thomas E.

February 25, 2013 – Due to below normal rainfall, reduced river levels and increasing water supply concerns, the Southwest Florida Water Management District's "Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ voted today to increase "

February 21, 2013 – The Southwest Florida Water Management District is now on Pinterest. The social media page, found at "Pinterest.com/SWFWMD ":http://pinterest.com/SWFWMD/ marks the District's continued expansion into the growing world of social media.

February 20, 2013 – The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be treating hydrilla on the Rainbow River in Marion County during the week of March 4-7.District workers will treat scattered infestations on the river from upstream of K.P. Hole Park to the Withlacoochee River.

February 18, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board ":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 10:00 a.m.

January 30, 2013 – The Southwest Florida Water Management District, Polk County Utilities, and the cities of Lakeland, Winter Haven, Haines City, Auburndale and Polk City are offering city water customers a free landscape and irrigation system evaluation.

January 30, 2013 – Susanna Martinez Tarokh has joined the Southwest Florida Water Management District as public information officer.

January 28, 2013 – Pinellas County students at 12 schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 28, 2013 – Pasco County students at six schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 28, 2013 – Hillsborough County students at 34 schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 27, 2013 – Students at Sumter Alternative School will learn about freshwater habitats in Florida thanks to a "Splash! school grant":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/education/schoolgrants/ from the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

January 27, 2013 – Marion County students at two schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 27, 2013 – Citrus County students at two schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 27, 2013 – Hernando County students at two schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 27, 2013 – Students at Cedar Key School in Levy County will learn about water quality thanks to a "Splash! school grant":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/education/schoolgrants/ from the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

January 24, 2013 – Students at The Kindergarten Learning Center in Highlands County will study water use and water conservation thanks to a "Splash!

January 24, 2013 – Polk County students at 11 schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 23, 2013 – Sarasota County students at eight schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 23, 2013 – **Manatee County students at 11 schools will study the issues surrounding our freshwater resources thanks to "Splash!

January 23, 2013 – Peace River Elementary students in Charlotte County will study how rain barrels save water thanks to a "Splash!

January 22, 2013 – The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be treating water lettuce on the "Rainbow River":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/projects/swim/rainbowriver.php in Marion County during the week of Jan 28-30.

January 21, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 9 a.m. at the Tampa Service Office, 7601 US 301.

January 17, 2013 – Tara Poulton has joined the Southwest Florida Water Management District as a Government Affairs program manager.

January 13, 2013 – The Southwest Florida Water Management District's "Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve":http://hoghunts.watermatters.org/ will be the site of wild hog hunts at night Jan. 22-24.

January 3, 2013 – Overwatering in winter can encourage pests and diseaseThe Southwest Florida Water Management District is reminding residents who irrigate their lawns to "Skip a Week" or more of watering during the cooler months of December, January and February.