News - 2017

2017

March

Governing Board to Meet in Brooksville »

The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 28 at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville.

February

District Declares Phase I Water Shortage Order in Portions of Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties »

In Marion County, order is limited to the city of Dunellon and the area encompassed by The Villages.

Governing Board to Meet in Sarasota »

The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 28 at 10 a.m. at the District's Sarasota Service Office, located at 6750 Fruitville Road.

District to Hold Workshop on Minimum Flow for Rainbow River System in Marion County »

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) invites the public to a workshop on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 4:30 p.m. at Dunnellon City Hall, located at 20750 River Drive in Dunnellon.

District Reports Gains in Seagrass Coverage in Sarasota Bay »

Scientists with the Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Surface Water Improvement and Management, or SWIM program, released the results of the 2016 seagrass mapping study showing Sarasota Bay now supports 13,469 acres of seagrass beds; an increase of 180 acres in seagrass covera

January

District Reports Consistent Seagrass Increases in Tampa Bay »

Scientists with the Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Surface Water Improvement and Management, or SWIM program, released the results of its 2016 seagrass mapping study showing Tampa Bay now supports 41,655 acres of seagrass beds.

Governing Board to Meet in Tampa »

The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North.

District Welcomes New Government Affairs Program Manager »

Joel Brown has joined the Southwest Florida Water Management District as a Government Affairs Program Manager.