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Springs Awareness Week Calendar Listings
March 14 – 21, 2009The Southwest Florida Water Management District, together with Citrus and Marion counties and the cities of Crystal River and Dunnellon, will proclaim March 14-21 as the first Springs Awareness Week.
First FARMS project in District's northern region will help improve water quality in the Withlacoochee River
A Southwest Florida Water Management District project will help a Citrus County blueberry farm improve water quality.
Public invited to attend another workshop concerning Hernando County flood insurance maps
The Southwest Florida Water Management District and Hernando County are working together to gather input needed to improve identification of flooding risks in the county.
District to hold hog hunts at Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve in March
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Hampton Tract, which is part of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve, will be the site of hog hunts March 10-13 and March 24-27.
Public input welcome at Citrus County Task Force meeting
The public is invited to share ideas concerning potential water resources restoration projects at the upcoming Citrus County Task Force meeting.The meeting is being held Monday, March 9, 3 p.m. at the Lecanto Government Building, 3600 West Sovereign Path, Room 166, Lecanto, 34461.
District's Tampa Bay and southern regions under a Phase III Extreme Water Shortage Alert
Almost half of the counties within the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s 16-county region are now under a Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage Alert.
Workshop will help develop Hernando County flood insurance maps
The Southwest Florida Water Management District and Hernando County are working together to gather input needed to improve identification of flooding risks in the county.
Emergency orders allow withdrawals from Sulphur Springs and Tampa Bypass Canal to help meet Tampa Bay Water demand
Southwest Florida Water Management District Executive Director David Moore signed two water shortage emergency orders last week that will allow the City of Tampa to withdraw additional water from Sulphur Springs and Tampa Bay Water (TBW) to withdraw additional water from the Tampa Bypass Canal to
Media Alert: Rededication celebrates renovated Nature's Classroom
Who: Hillsborough Education Foundation representatives and the Hillsborough County School Board, Southwest Florida Water Management District Board members and staff
Governor appoints a new member to Withlacoochee River Basin Board
Governor Charlie Crist recently appointed Kelly S. Rice to the Withlacoochee River Basin Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Public invited to learn about Morris Bridge Sink pump test
The public is invited to attend a meeting to learn about a proposed pump test at the Morris Bridge Sink.The meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 10, 6 p.m. at the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Tampa Service Office, which is located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North in Tampa.
District to treat water hyacinth and water lettuce in Charlotte County
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be treating water hyacinth and water lettuce on portions of Shell and Prairie creeks Feb. 9-12. The sites are located upstream of the Henderson Dam in Charlotte County.