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High-resolution imagery is most often 1-foot resolution and covers 5000 feet x 5000 feet on the ground. Occasionally imagery at 1/2-foot or 2-foot resolution is collected. Most counties are flown once every three years as part of a statewide cycle, with the flying season usually running from November through March. This imagery is in State Plane projection and MrSid file format.In 2016, an updated datum (NAD83_2011), was used for aerials for some counties. In these counties…
Governor Ron DeSantis appointed William Hogarth and Johnnie Hall to the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board. Governor DeSantis reappointed Paul “Jack” Bispham who has served on the Governing Board since 2019. Hogarth represents Pinellas County, Hall represents Polk County and Bispham represents Manatee County.
Hogarth, of Treasure Island, is the former director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography at the University of South…
All grants are required to have a primary focus on one or more of the key topics below.Topic 1: Water Cycle BasicsLearning Concepts:
- Water exists in three different states – liquid, solid and gas.
- Water is constantly in motion through a process called the water cycle.
- The major parts of the water cycle include solar energy, evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, and percolation.
- The water cycle plays an…
Join us for the next Water Use Permit Advisory Group meeting on Sept. 25 at the District's Tampa Service Office.AgendaSept. 25, 2025 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.
- Introduction
- Calculating Historical Use
- Differences Between Net Benefit and Self Relocation
- Meter Accuracy Tests
Left: Donna Holdrege, District administrative supervisor, left, and Mary Torrusio, District senior communications coordinator, second from left, demonstrate a watershed model to students. Right: Dan Wolthuis, District senior heavy equipment operator, talks to students and parents about prescribed fire.
Parents marked the District’s 15th annual celebration of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 18 by bringing their children for tours of District…
Water supply refers to the source and process of providing water to different users. The “source” refers to where the water comes from. Sources of natural fresh water may include groundwater or surface waters, such as lakes, rivers, ponds or streams.
According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, surface water was the largest source of fresh water in Florida until 1980. After 1980, groundwater became…