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The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 22 at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. To view the Governing Board meeting online, visit WaterMatters.org… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Hampton Tract, which is part of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve, will be closed to the public Jan. 16-18. The District is limiting access to the property for an event that allows disabled hunters the opportunity to experience the outdoors during a hunt.The Hampton Tract is located in Polk County, at the intersection of Rockridge Road and Deen Still Road.The event is organized by Outdoors Without Limits. This hunt… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board Tuesday renewed a water use permit (WUP) for Rolling Oaks Utilities in Citrus County.The annual average permitted quantity is 2.5 million gallons of water per day.The utility provides potable water to the Beverly Hills service area, which is approximately six miles east of Crystal River.The permit requires the city to investigate the feasibility of using reclaimed water or other alternative water supply sources… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us is gathering input needed to improve identification of flooding risks in five of Hardee County's watersheds.The District is serving as a cooperating technical partner for the "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)(Federal Emergency Management Agency)":http://www.fema.gov on its national effort to "update and modernize the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) awarded $108,937 in grants to 51 educators within the District as part of the Splash! school grant program. The program provides up to $3,000 per school to enhance student knowledge of freshwater resources in grades K-12.Splash! grants encourage hands-on student learning through STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities as well as engagement of the greater school community through awareness… Read more

 Governing Board Chair Todd Pressman. Those who knew Governing Board Chair Todd Pressman as a child probably aren’t surprised that he chose the professional field of land-use issues, political campaigns and lobbying. As a middle school student growing up in Cleveland, he possessed one thing that few other middle schoolers would have, or possibly want — a newspaper subscription. “I was always interested in what was… Read more

To celebrate Springs Protection Awareness Month, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) is launching a new Septic to Sewer initiative by providing more than $7 million in matching funds for five projects that help reduce the impact of septic tanks on the region’s five first-magnitude springs. “Improving our five first-magnitude springs is a key priority for our District,” said Brian Armstrong, the District’s executive director. “Thanks to the… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) invites the public to a workshop on Tuesday, August 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Eva Community Center located at 555 Ledwith Ave. in Haines City. The purpose of the workshop is to allow for public comment on the proposed minimum and guidance levels for Lake Eva in Haines City.The Florida Legislature requires the District to set minimum flows and levels (MFLs) for priority water bodies within the District. A minimum… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, July 21 at 9 a.m. at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 Highway 301 North. Please note this month's meeting will take place on a Monday, not a Tuesday as typically scheduled.To view the Governing Board meeting online, visit "Watermatters.org":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ and click on the "Live Video Stream"… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 29 at The Villages Savannah Center, located at 1545 N. Buena Vista Boulevard. A workshop on Springs will follow the Governing Board meeting.To view the Governing Board meeting online, visit "Watermatters.org":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ and click on the "Live Video Stream" link. The video… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. at the District's Tampa Service Office, 7601 US 301 N., Tampa. A public hearing on the final FY2014 budget is scheduled for 5:01 p.m.To view the Governing Board meeting online, visit "Watermatters.org":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ and click on the "Live Video Stream" link. The video stream link… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) invites the public to a workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. at Frostproof City Hall, located at 111 West First Street in Frostproof. The purpose of the workshop is to allow for public comment on proposed Minimum and Guidance Levels for Lake Clinch. The Florida Legislature requires the District to set minimum flows and levels (MFLs) for priority water bodies within the District. A minimum flow or level is the… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 23 at 10 a.m. at the Lake Eva Event Center, located at 799 Johns Avenue in Haines City. To view the Governing Board meeting online, visit WaterMatters.org and click on the “Live Video Stream” link. The video stream link becomes active and the live video feed begins… Read more

The best and brightest minds in water reuse from around the world will converge in Tampa this week to take part in the 22nd Annual WateReuse Symposium, which focuses on water reuse and desalination.More than 700 representatives are expected to attend the symposium, which is being held Sept. 9-12 at the Waterside Marriott. This is the first time the WateReuse Association has held its annual event in the Tampa Bay area. The association is a non-profit organization whose… Read more

All Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) offices will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 28, and Thursday, Sept. 29, due to potential impacts from Hurricane Ian. The District will continue to monitor the progress of Hurricane Ian to determine if future closings are necessary. The District is monitoring storm forecasts associated with Hurricane Ian throughout its 16-county region. In response to recent heavy rainfall, District staff have been closely monitoring… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 3 p.m. at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North. A public hearing on the FY2023 budget is scheduled for 5:01 p.m. at the Tampa Service Office. To view the Governing Board meeting and the public hearing on the FY2023… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Hampton Tract, which is part of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve, will be closed to the public April 19-21. The District is limiting access to the property for an event that allows disabled hunters the opportunity to experience the outdoors for a spring turkey hunt.The Hampton Tract is located in Polk County, at the intersection of Rockridge Road and Deen Still Road.The event is organized by Outdoors Without Limits… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Alston Tract, which is part of the Upper Hillsborough property, will be closed to the public Jan. 9-11. The District is limiting access to the property for an event that allows disabled hunters the opportunity to experience the outdoors during a muzzleloader gun hunt.The Alston Tract is located east of Zephyrhills in Pasco and Polk counties. The entrance is off S.R. 39.The event is organized by Outdoors Without Limits… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 11:30 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. Prior to the meeting, the Governing Board will hold a planning workshop beginning at 9 a.m. The planning workshop will focus on the strategic plan and budget process. To view both the planning workshop and the Governing Board meeting online, visit… Read more

Hunters can apply online beginning Oct. 11 for permits to hunt wild hogs on District properties. Properties in Pasco, Marion and Polk counties will open for scheduled wild hog hunts, with the first hunt planned for November and the last hunt in March. Starting 9 a.m. on Oct. 11, online permit registration for the 2010–2011 hog hunts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at … Read more