The District's overall water conservation goal is to prevent and reduce wasteful, uneconomical, impractical, or unreasonable use of water resources.
A strategy of the Water Supply Program in the agency's 10 Year Strategic Plan is to provide funding and regulatory incentives to encourage water users to promote efficient use of water resources through conservation and reuse, and to increase diversity of water supplies by developing alternative sources.
Our conservation program strives to improve management of traditional supplies and encourage development of alternative or diverse water supply sources, in addition to improving efficiency of water use. This includes reclaimed water for reuse, use of brackish water sources, wastewater recycling, recharge, and aquifer storage and recovery. We improve water use efficiency by funding technology-based conservation projects.
The District provides funding to help utilities, homeowners associations, local governments, and community based/non-profit orgazations save water. Through the Alternative Water Supply Grant Program, the Water Savings Incentive Program (WaterSIP) and the Mobile Irrigation Labs (MILs) the District assists local programs that save or create water.
The demand for urban and agricultural water uses is projected to increase significantly over the next 20 years in the South Florida Water Management District. These water demands need to be met without causing harm to our environment and water resources. Regional water supply plans concluded current District water sources will not be sufficient to meet projected water demands over the next 20 years. However, these plans further concluded that with appropriate management and diversification of water supply sources, there is sufficient water to meet the water needs during a 1-in-10 drought condition through 2020.
For Current Water Use Restrictions
and water conservation tips,
visit our web site at www.sfwmd.gov/conserve
or call our Water Conservation Hotline
at (800) 662-8876
to request
more information
Water Supply Plans
Water Conservation
