News - 2016
District Schedules Prescribed Fires for Marion County
The Land Management Section of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will be conducting prescribed burns now through the month of March on the Halpata Tastanaki Preserve in Marion County.
District Schedules Prescribed Fires for Hernando County
The Land Management Section of the Southwest Florida Water ManagementDistrict (District) will be conducting prescribed burns now through the month of March at two preserves in Hernando County.
District Schedules Prescribed Fires for Hillsborough County
The Land Management Section of the Southwest Florida Water Management
District Schedules Prescribed Fires for Sumter County
The Land Management Section of the Southwest Florida Water Management
District Taking Preventative Action for Hurricane Matthew
In anticipation of the impacts of Hurricane Matthew, the Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently lowering several lake levels to provide for additional storage in the event the District's region receives heavy rains.
District's Sarasota Office Closed Tomorrow
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Sarasota Office will be closed tomorrow, Friday, October 7th in conjunction with Governor Rick Scott's order to close state offices in the area due to Hurricane Matthew.
District to Hold Workshop on Minimum and Guidance Levels for Crooked Lake in Polk County
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) invites the public to a workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Frostproof City Hall located at 111 West First Street in Frostproof.
District Approves Millage and Budget
On Tuesday, the Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District adopted a FY2016-17 millage rate of 0.3317 mill, 4.9 percent lower than the current fiscal year.
Governing Board to Meet in Tampa (note: 3:00 p.m. start time)
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North.A public hearing on the final FY2017 budget is scheduled for 5:01 p.m.