WaterMatters Magazine Archive

A site in Charlotte County named after Florida’s best-known reptile is undergoing a transformation. The District’s Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) program, in cooperation with the Florida…

Three water management districts — the Southwest Florida, South Florida and St. Johns River — are working together to meet the growing water supply needs of a five-county region in central Florida while also…

District scientists and planners recently completed an updated Regional Water Supply Plan to assess projected water demands and identify potential sources of water to meet those demands through the year 2025…

On a crisp November morning, District staff and members of the Alafia River Basin Board launched four canoes into the Alafia River. The basin includes the southern half of Hillsborough County and the…

Southwest Florida Water Management District Executive Director David L. Moore this month declared a modified Phase II Severe Water Shortage that restricts lawn watering to one day per week throughout the 16-…

This April the District will span the Peace River watershed in an effort to create watershed awareness, showcase the commitment to protecting the watershed and foster proper…

Left: Brian Starford, Bartow regulation director, and Mitch Malone, senior field technician, help prepare lunch. Right: Dave Moore, District executive director, serves up his special stew. More than 30…

The skies opened up and heavy rains came down when water managers gathered in Tarpon Springs this September for the Annual Conference on Water Management. Coincidentally, impacts from the recent serious…

At the water management conference Eric Draper, policy director for Audubon of Florida; Sen. Paula Dockery (R-Lakeland); Jerry G. Hill, Authority chair and DeSoto County Commissioner; and David L. Moore,…

This grid map is an example of what Reality Check participants will use during the workshop. The Tampa Bay region is about to get “real,” but we’re not talking about a new reality television series being…

Heidi McCree, Governing Board member; Christine Wolden, environmental scientist; and David L. Moore, District executive director, watch as Catherine’s husband, Eric, and members of the Florida National Guard…

Those who participate in Wheelin’ Sportsmen events are preselected through an application process. For more information about participating in these events, visit the…

Terra Ceia Preserve State Park will become habitat for many threatened animals, thanks to its recently completed restoration efforts. The 217-acre restoration effort, located in the southeastern reaches of…

Left: This overhead view shows the wind generator, solar panel and control box of the structure controls at the Medard Dam. Right: The structure staff operates and maintains the District’s structures,…

This November the District will recognize the very best in District-sponsored community and youth water resources education projects at the Partners in Watershed Education ceremony. To select this year’s 32…

Anthony Andrade, senior water conservation analyst, is the national WateReuse Person of the Year. This is Anthony Andrade’s year. The District project manager and senior water conservation analyst has been…

While on vacation in Alaska, Dale Thompson took an ATV tour up the side of a mountain. Every other week District employees receive a welcome email — Heading: Deposit Advice; Sender: Dale Thompson. But who is…

Students record observations and learn about rain barrel irrigation. Christine Collins, owner of Wildrose Lawncare, and Lou Kavouras (far right), District deputy executive director, work together on the Curb…

Ralph Tack, District fleet services manager, checking under the hood of an electric car. The electric car faces the Toyota Prius, far right, another example of the new hybrid electric vehicles. With the…

 Edward W. Chance 1942–2006 The District lost a friend and a staunch advocate for the water resources when Governing Board member Ed Chance died on June 26, the day before the June Board meeting.…

Left: David Moore, executive director, remembers Amy Remley during a recent memorial dedication. Above: District staff and Governing Board members pay tribute to Remley. Center: The limestone memorial bears…

Jerry Rice, chair; Judy Whitehead, vice chair; Jennifer Closshey, treasurer; and Neil Combee, secretary, were all elected to their positions in May. A unanimous vote at the May Governing Board meeting elected…

The award is a glass coaster set. A scene is painted on each coaster. When stacked together, they form a 3-D scene of ths mock-up. This November the District will recognize the very best in District-sponsored…

Don Kubiak, director of the botanical gardens, and Dick Keller, co-director, share a laugh with Fox 13’s Bill Murphy during the taping of a One Tank Trips segment featuring the Nature Coast Botanical Gardens…

Left photo: David Moore, executive director, and Jerry Rice, Governing Board chair, chat before an employee meeting in Brooksville. Right photo: David Moore, executive director, answers a question from Malcolm…