Blog Archive - 2014

August 14, 2014 : District staff and their family members recently took a volunteer trip to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to help transplant coral.  Patricia Williams, senior revenue compliance coordinator,…

August 4, 2014 : Permittees can now save time and resources by submitting compliance reports online. With the District’s new Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) eCompliance option, permittees can submit online compliance…

July 28, 2014 : Blog note: Projects and Partners is a WaterMatters Blog series that highlights various innovative projects of the District and its partners to benefit the community and water resources. They came from…

July 23, 2014 : Blog note: Projects and Partners is a WaterMatters Blog series that highlights various innovative projects of the District and its partners to benefit the community. District leaders recently helped celebrate…

July 21, 2014 : Blog note: Projects and Partners is a WaterMatters Blog series that highlights various innovative projects of the District and its partners to benefit the community. District leaders recently helped Marion…

July 14, 2014 : History buffs can now get an up-close look at the artifacts recovered during the Chassahowitzka Springs Restoration Project. More than 700 artifacts were recovered during the District’s project, which removed…

July 10, 2014 : Ed Armstrong recently was appointed to the District’s Governing Board by Gov. Rick Scott. Armstrong, of Dunedin, is an attorney with Hill Ward Henderson in Clearwater. He was appointed to succeed Todd…

July 9, 2014 : District leaders recently helped celebrate the dedication of Habitat for Humanity homes that received the Florida Water Star℠ certification. The four homes were built in the Laurel Gardens Community in…

July 8, 2014 : Some people dive for treasure, Adam Hange dives for trash. The Field Services supervisor recently participated in the Dive Against Debris event at Spanish Rock Reef in Holmes Beach in Manatee County. The…

June 30, 2014 : The Tampa Bay Estuary Program recently announced the winners of the 2014 Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund. Nearly $625,000 was awarded to nine agencies or organizations for important restoration,…

June 27, 2014 : Mountain bikers have a new place to pedal. The District opened a new off-road bike trail in Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park in New Port Richey. The project is in partnership…

June 19, 2014 : Just two days into their weeklong summer camp and the students of Camp Citrus were looking at water in a whole new way. Their snorkel at Three Sisters Springs wasn’t just a leisurely swim in the pristine…

June 17, 2014 : Blog note: Projects and Partners is a new WaterMatters Blog series that highlights various innovative projects of the District and its partners to benefit the community. District leaders recently celebrated…

June 6, 2014 : The District encourages residents who irrigate their lawns to take advantage of the summer rains and “watch the weather, wait to water.” During the summer months of June, July, August and September, yards…

June 2, 2014 : Sunday marked the start of another hurricane season and the 10th anniversary of one the most destructive  and costly seasons in Florida. During the 2004 hurricane…

May 20, 2014 : Michael Babb will remain the chair of the Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The Governing Board voted today to keep its current officers.  The other officer…

May 15, 2014 : As mullet jumped and birds soared, guests celebrated the success of the Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Project. District and other community leaders dedicated the first phase of the largest ecosystem…

May 7, 2014 : About 30 volunteers and District staff recently spent an evening cleaning invasive algae out of Weeki Wachee Springs in Hernando County.  The volunteer event was a…

May 2, 2014 : It started with a single blade of eelgrass, actually thousands of them.  District springs experts are hoping those blades of grass will thrive and grow into dense vegetation that will improve water…

April 21, 2014 : When the opportunity came, Jerry Mallams didn’t hesitate. Before the District’s resource evaluation manager could think about the hours of training or the security concerns or his own health, he just did it.…