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Estella Gray has joined the "Southwest Florida Water Management District ":http://watermatters.org/ as a Government Affairs Program Manager. Gray will serve as a liaison between the District and the constituents of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. She will work closely with county governments, municipalities and utilities staff.Before joining the District, Gray was a senior project manager at the Collins Center for Public Policy, a public policy think tank. Prior…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will host student internship career fairs Saturday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., to recruit graduating high school seniors and college students. The fairs will take place simultaneously at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville, and at the District’s Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Hwy. 301 N. in Tampa.Student internships are available in several areas, including…
District to Hold Public Workshop to Provide Information on Weeki Wachee Channel Restoration Project »
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will hold a public workshop Tuesday, April 16, to share information about the Weeki Wachee Channel Restoration Project. The meeting will take place at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Meeting Hall, located at 4340 Calienta St. in Hernando Beach.
The workshop will be an open-house style allowing the public to arrive at their convenience between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Staff will give a brief presentation about the project at…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, July 26, at 9 a.m. at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the live video stream link. The video stream link becomes active and the live video feed begins approximately 15 minutes…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board approved the purchase of two Peace River islands consisting of approximately 61.51 acres of uplands in Charlotte and DeSoto counties. The acquisition will be added to the 1,988 that the District owns within the Lower Peace River Corridor project.The property, commonly known as the Liverpool Islands, is located in the Peace River near the District’s Deep Creek tract. DeSoto County manages the public…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 26, at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding fully vaccinated people, wearing masks and social distancing will be optional at the meeting.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, March 22, at 9 a.m. at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding fully vaccinated people, wearing masks and social distancing will be optional at the meeting.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb 22, at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. The meeting is open to the public. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding fully vaccinated people, wearing masks and social distancing will be optional at the meeting.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will hold a public workshop Thursday, Nov. 8, to share information about the Weeki Wachee Natural System Carrying Capacity Study. The meeting will take place at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Meeting Hall, located at 4340 Calienta St. in Hernando Beach.
The workshop will be an open-house style allowing the public to…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 9 a.m. at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding fully vaccinated people, wearing masks and social distancing will be optional at the meeting.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. The meeting is open to the public. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding fully vaccinated people, wearing masks and social distancing will be optional at the meeting.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. The meeting is open to the public. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding fully vaccinated people, wearing masks and social distancing will be optional at the meeting.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, July 27, at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. The meeting is open to the public. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding fully vaccinated people, wearing masks and social distancing will be optional at the meeting.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the…
The Land Management Section of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will be conducting prescribed burns during the months of November and December on the Deep Creek Preserve in Desoto County. The Deep Creek Preserve is located northeast of Port Charlotte, west of King's Highway and north of Deep Creek Estates. Approximately 125 acres will be burned in small, manageable units. According to Will VanGelder, the District's land management supervisor,…
The Land Management Section of the Southwest Florida Water ManagementDistrict (District) will be conducting prescribed burns now through the month of December on the Lower Hillsborough Flood Detention Area (LHFDA) in Hillsborough County. The LHFDA property is located in the area of U.S. 301 and Morris Bridge Rd. near Thonotosassa. Approximately 600 acres will be burned in small, manageable units. According to Will VanGelder, the District's land management supervisor,…
The Land Management Section of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will be conducting prescribed burns now through the month of September on the Lower Hillsborough Flood Detention Area (LHFDA) in Hillsborough County. The LHFDA property is located in the area of U.S. 301 and Morris Bridge Rd. near Thonotosassa. Approximately 700 acres will be burned in small, manageable units. According to Will VanGelder, the District's land management supervisor,…
The Land Management Section of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will be conducting prescribed burns during the months of August and September on the Deep Creek Preserve in Desoto County. The Deep Creek Preserve is located northeast of Port Charlotte, west of King's Highway and north of Deep Creek Estates. Approximately 400 acres will be burned in small, manageable units. According to Will VanGelder, the District's land management manager, burns…
*Streaming Internet coverage now available*The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will meet two weeks early for its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 12:30 p.m. in Thonotosassa.The Governing Board typically meets on the last Tuesday of the month. This month the meeting is being held two weeks early due to the Christmas and New Year holidays.The meeting is scheduled after a 9:00 a.m. joint workshop between the District's Governing and Basin…
Setting prescribed fires in controlled settings can reduce the risk of wildfires burning out of control. That’s why the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will be conducting prescribed burns April through June on the Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve.The Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve is located south of Cross Creek Boulevard between U.S. Highway 301 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard near Thonotosassa. Approximately 200 acres will be burned in…