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August 19, 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, August 27, at 9:00 a.m.

August 18, 2013 – The Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) regional water supply plan team will present a free, interactive webinar about the development of a regional water supply plan for the central Florida area at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 29.

August 7, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) is gathering information to improve identification of flood prone areas in Citrus County's Homosassa River North, Homosassa River South and Homosassa South Fork wa

July 29, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ voted today to let all water shortage orders expire on July 31.

July 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, July 30, at 9:00 a.m.

July 17, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) has launched a contest on the social media site Instagram to raise awareness of springs throughout the District.

July 15, 2013 – _Media photo/video opportunity on Saturday, July 20, from 9:00-9:30 a.m._

July 9, 2013 – Governor Rick Scott appointed David Dunbar to the "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/.

July 2, 2013 – The Land Management Section of the "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will be conducting prescribed burns during the months of July, August and September on lands acquired by the District known as the W

July 2, 2013 – The Land Management Section of the "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will be conducting prescribed burns during the months of July, August and September on lands acquired by the District known as the A

July 2, 2013 – The Land Management Section of the "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will be conducting prescribed burns during the months of July, August and September on lands acquired by the District known as the C

June 27, 2013 – The Land Management Section of the "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will be conducting prescribed burns during the months of June, July and August on the Deer Prairie Creek Preserve and neighboring Sc

June 17, 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, June 25, at 9:00 a.m.

June 6, 2013 – The Land Management Section of the "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ will be conducting prescribed burns during the month of June on lands acquired by the District known as the Weeki Wachee property.

May 27, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will hold a Recreation Ad Hoc Committee meeting Thursday, May 30, at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will take place at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S.

May 21, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) team of springs experts will begin the Chassahowitzka Springs sediment removal project the week of May 27, 2013.

May 20, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ voted today to elect new officers to the board.

May 19, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will observe May 19-25 as Water Reuse Week.

May 13, 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, May 21, at 9:30 a.m.

May 12, 2013 – The "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) invites the public to comment on proposed minimum guidance levels for Lakes Rogers and Raleigh in Hillsborough County at a public workshop on Wednesday, May 29.

April 29, 2013 – Following the Florida Legislature's lead, the "Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) Governing Board ":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ proclaimed April 2013 Springs Protection Awareness Month at th

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 – Hillsborough County students at 34 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!