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The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 31 at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. 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 becomes active and the live video feed begins approximately 15…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North. 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 becomes active and the live video feed begins approximately 15 minutes…
At its August 26 meeting, the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s newly merged Hillsborough River Basin Board adopted a fiscal year 2010 (FY2010) millage rate of 0.2421 mill. The Hillsborough River Basin Board area covers portions of Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties.The Hillsborough River and the Northwest Hillsborough Basin were merged effective Jan. 1, 2009. For FY2009, the Hillsborough River Basin Board adopted a millage rate of 0.2547 mill and the…
Who: Hillsborough Education Foundation representatives and the Hillsborough County School Board, Southwest Florida Water Management District Board members and staffWhat: A ribbon-cutting ceremony is being held to celebrate the completion of extensive renovations and new construction at Nature’s Classroom. The renovations began in 2000 and were completed with the help of the District and many other public and private partners.…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, May 21 at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the live video stream link. The video stream link becomes active and the live…
Two Tampa area home builders were honored for their use of water-wise landscaping.John Cannon Homes was presented with the Water-Wise Landscape Recognition Award Thursday at the annual Tampa Bay Home Builders Association Spring Parade of Homes banquet. Homes by John C Fowke received the Honorable Mention award.The winning design can be seen at John Cannon Homes Bondi model, 3129 Christophers Watch Lane in the Little Harbor Community in Ruskin. The design, landscaping and…
The Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve in Polk County was recently ablaze with activity. District and Division of Forestry staff decked out in firefighting gear were spread out along the fire lines of the prescribed burn while Black Hawk helicopters buzzed through the air and media photographers looked on.
The activity was part of a 296-acre controlled burn designed as a joint training mission among the District, the Division of Forestry and the Air National Guard.…
The Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve in Polk County was recently ablaze with activity. District and Division of Forestry staff decked out in firefighting gear were spread out along the fire lines of the prescribed burn while Black Hawk helicopters buzzed through the air and media photographers looked on.
The activity was part of a 296-acre controlled burn designed as a joint training mission among the District, the Division of Forestry and the Air National Guard.…
Two District communications projects recently received international recognition. The Communicator Awards 2005 print/media competition awarded its Award of Distinction to “Bringing Back the Bay” and “WaterMatters.”
Entries came from throughout the United States and several foreign countries. Communicator Awards entrants are submitted by advertising and public relations agencies, corporate communications departments, educational institutions, government entities,…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will temporarily close the Wysong-Coogler Dam airboat slide for maintenance and repairs beginning Tuesday, April 18 for approximately two weeks. The airboat slide is located on the Withlacoochee River in Citrus County. Temporary closure signs will be posted during the repairs.The District operates two additional airboat slides in that area, the Moccasin Slough slide and the Brogden Bridge slide. Both slides remain…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9 a.m. at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North.
To view the Governing Board meeting online, visit WaterMatters.org and click on the “Live Video Stream” link. The video stream…
Due to extremely dry weather conditions and high wildfire danger, the Southwest Florida Water Management District is prohibiting campfires on all District campgrounds until further notice.
The National Weather Service and the Florida Forest Service (FFS) indicate the Forecast Fire Danger Indices are in the high to very high category throughout the District’s 16-county service area. This means there is a high risk of a wildland fire starting and quickly spreading out of…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, July 23 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…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 26, at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North. 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 becomes active and the live video feed begins approximately 15 minutes…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 29 at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. 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 becomes active and the live video feed begins approximately 15…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 23 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…
Efforts to restore Lake Panasoffkee recently took a major step forward. The dredging of Step 2 of the Lake Panasoffkee Restoration Council’s four-step, multi-million dollar restoration plan began July 7.
The Lake Panasoffkee restoration project involves dredging approximately 8.4 million cubic yards of sediment from the lake, which will improve fish habitat, restore the historic lake shoreline and improve navigation. The project will also restore approximately 920…
One-Stop Well Construction Permitting
The District has expanded its online permitting services. The District began offering services online last year when water use permit (WUP) holders were allowed to submit required data conditions over the Internet. Now, well construction permitting may be done online.
The transition to allowing WUP users to submit data online has been very smooth, said Adeline Wood, well construction permit coordinator.
Online well construction…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/governingboard/ will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Tampa Service Office, located at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North. 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 becomes active and the live video feed begins approximately 15 minutes…
The District’s Governing Board voted Tuesday for the latest slate of officers for the 2023-2024 term.
Governing Board members are unpaid, citizen volunteers who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Florida Senate. The Governing Board sets policy for the District, whose mission is to protect water resources, minimize flood risks and ensure the public’s water needs are met.
The new officers are:
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