The South Florida Water Management District is a regional governmental agency responsible for water quality, flood control, water supply and environmental restoration in 16 counties, from Orlando to the Florida Keys. It is the oldest and largest of the state's five water management districts.
The District manages and protects water resources on behalf of 7.5 million South Floridians, and is the lead agency in restoring America's Everglades – the largest environmental project in the nation's history.
For most residents, modified emergency water restrictions provide more flexibility for water use, limiting only irrigation. One to two-day-a-week residential landscape restrictions remain in place. More on water restrictions
On May 13, 2009, the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board approved a strategy to acquire huge swathes of land from the United States Sugar Corporation for Everglades restoration. The historic transaction provides for an initial acquisition of 73,000 acres and an option over the next 10 years to purchase an additional 107,000 acres.
The vast tracts would be used to increase water storage and treatment on a scale never before contemplated to revive, restore and preserve Lake Okeechobee, Florida's coastal estuaries and the fabled River of Grass... More information
Northern Everglades
