With the 2025 hurricane season approaching, the Southwest Florida Water Management District is taking proactive steps to address damage caused by last year's storms. The district's Board of Governors ...

SWFWMD could free up $4.34 million to clear debris and repair damage caused by the three hurricanes that hit Florida in 2024.

A new $85,000 watershed study, conducted in partnership with Polk County, will examine the city’s pumping system and broader ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to conduct prescribed burns through March at the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve, which includes the Green Swamp East Tract in Polk ...

Water is a critical resource in Southwest Florida ... Bob Verrastro, Principal Hydrogeologist for the South Florida Water Management District, explained that nutrient discharge from Lake ...

The South Florida Water Management District already allows hiking ... There will be a designated parking area at the southwest corner of the STA that will allow for hikers and bicyclists to ...

It’s all of our water and it will take all hands on deck to get to the bottom of Southwest Florida ... According to the South Florida Water Management District, as recently as the early ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to conduct prescribed burns through March at the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve, which includes the Green Swamp East Tract in Polk, Sumter and ...