MFLs Public Meetings

Information on upcoming and recent public meetings on the District's Minimum Flows and Levels Program will be consolidated on this page.


Joint Public Meeting on the 2026 Priority Lists and Schedules for the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) Planning Area: South Florida Water Management District, Southwest Florida Water Management District and St. Johns River Water Management District

  • Link to Join: https://bit.ly/3SqvGmr
  • Follow the instructions to connect to the meeting
  • Graphics and audio are provided in the Teams application
  • The public should use the web interface for Teams
  • The recommended browser for best compatibility is Chrome
  • An additional telephone connection is available at (386) 256-1151 Phone Conference ID: 263 689 344#
  • Agenda: To Be Developed
  • This meeting is organized by Andrew Sutherland (asutherl@sjrwmd.com) and held in cooperation with James Beerens of South Florida WMD and Pam Flores of Florida DEP. 

     

 


Public Meeting on the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Proposed 2026 Minimum Flows and Levels Priority List and Schedule

 
  • MEETING REGISTRATION LINK:
  • https://bit.ly/3SqvGmr
  • Follow the instructions to connect to the meeting
  • Graphics and audio are provided in the Teams application
  • The public should use the web interface for Teams
  • The recommended browser for best compatibility is Chrome
  • An additional telephone connection is available at 786 749-6127 Phone Conference ID: 562 912 452#

 


Upper Peace River MFL Public Meeting

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently developing new minimum flow requirements for the Upper Peace River and is hosting a virtual public meeting to share the new proposed requirements. Minimum flows identify the limits at which further withdrawals would be significantly harmful to the water resources or ecology of an area. 

The draft minimum flows report for the Upper Peace River, along with accompanying appedicies and more information about the process are available on the UPR MFL webpage

This meeting is open to the public. You'll need to register ahead of time to receive meeting login info. 

Meeting Registration Link: https://bit.ly/UPRMFLMeeting


New Upper Peace River MFL Peer Review Panel - Meeting 6

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently developing new minimum flow standards for the Upper Peace River. Minimum flows are intended to prevent significant harm to the water resources or ecology of an area that may be caused by water withdrawals. 

The draft minimum flows report for the Upper Peace River, along with the scientific or technical data, methodologies, models, and assumptions used to support the development of proposed minimum flows, is voluntarily subjected to independent scientific peer review. The peer review is conducted by a panel of recognized experts in fields relevant to the development of minimum flows.

All meetings are open to the public. You'll need to register ahead of time to receive meeting login info. 

Meeting Registration Link: https://bit.ly/UPRMeeting6


Upper Peace River MFL Peer Review Panel - Meeting 5

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently developing new minimum flow standards for the Upper Peace River. Minimum flows are intended to prevent significant harm to the water resources or ecology of an area that may be caused by water withdrawals. 

The draft minimum flows report for the Upper Peace River, along with the scientific or technical data, methodologies, models, and assumptions used to support the development of proposed minimum flows, is voluntarily subjected to independent scientific peer review. The peer review is conducted by a panel of recognized experts in fields relevant to the development of minimum flows.

All meetings are open to the public. You'll need to register ahead of time to receive meeting login info. 

Meeting Registration Link: https://bit.ly/UPRMtg5


Upper Peace River MFL Peer Review Panel - Meeting 4

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently developing new minimum flow standards for the Upper Peace River. Minimum flows are intended to prevent significant harm to the water resources or ecology of an area that may be caused by water withdrawals. 

The draft minimum flows report for the Upper Peace River, along with the scientific or technical data, methodologies, models, and assumptions used to support the development of proposed minimum flows, is voluntarily subjected to independent scientific peer review. The peer review is conducted by a panel of recognized experts in fields relevant to the development of minimum flows.

All meetings are open to the public. You'll need to register ahead of time to receive meeting login info. 

Meeting Registration Link: https://bit.ly/UPRMtg4


Upper Peace River MFL Peer Review Panel - Meeting 3

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently developing new minimum flow standards for the Upper Peace River. Minimum flows are intended to prevent significant harm to the water resources or ecology of an area that may be caused by water withdrawals. 

The draft minimum flows report for the Upper Peace River, along with the scientific or technical data, methodologies, models, and assumptions used to support the development of proposed minimum flows, is voluntarily subjected to independent scientific peer review. The peer review is conducted by a panel of recognized experts in fields relevant to the development of minimum flows.

All meetings are open to the public. You'll need to register ahead of time to receive meeting login info. 

Meeting Registration Link: https://bit.ly/UPRMtg3


Upper Peace River MFL Peer Review Panel - Meeting 2

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently developing new minimum flow standards for the Upper Peace River. Minimum flows are intended to prevent significant harm to the water resources or ecology of an area that may be caused by water withdrawals. 

The draft minimum flows report for the Upper Peace River, along with the scientific or technical data, methodologies, models, and assumptions used to support the development of proposed minimum flows, is voluntarily subjected to independent scientific peer review. The peer review is conducted by a panel of recognized experts in fields relevant to the development of minimum flows.

All meetings are open to the public. You'll need to register ahead of time to receive meeting login info. 

Meeting Registration Link: https://bit.ly/UPRMtg2


Upper Peace River MFL Peer Review Panel - Meeting 1

  Cancelled

This panel meeting was cancelled due to a technical issue. The remaining meetings will continue as scheduled.

 

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently developing new minimum flow standards for the Upper Peace River. Minimum flows are intended to prevent significant harm to the water resources or ecology of an area that may be caused by water withdrawals. 

The draft minimum flows report for the Upper Peace River, along with the scientific or technical data, methodologies, models, and assumptions used to support the development of proposed minimum flows, is voluntarily subjected to independent scientific peer review. The peer review is conducted by a panel of recognized experts in fields relevant to the development of minimum flows.

All meetings are open to the public. You'll need to register ahead of time to receive meeting login info. 

Meeting Registration Link:  https://bit.ly/UPRMtg1


Upper Peace River MFL Peer Review Panel - Kick-off Meeting

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is currently developing new minimum flow standards for the Upper Peace River. Minimum flows are intended to prevent significant harm to the water resources or ecology of an area that may be caused by water withdrawals. 

The draft minimum flows report for the Upper Peace River, along with the scientific or technical data, methodologies, models, and assumptions used to support the development of proposed minimum flows, is voluntarily subjected to independent scientific peer review. The peer review is conducted by a panel of recognized experts in fields relevant to the development of minimum flows.

All meetings are open to the public. You'll need to register ahead of time to receive meeting login info. 

Meeting Registration Link:  https://bit.ly/UPRMeeting