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The Surface Water Improvement and Management Act of 1987 was a law passed by the Florida Legislature in order to protect surface waters of, which include estuaries, rivers, lakes, and streams. [1] The act created the Surface Water Improvement and Management Program , which seeks to control nonpoint source pollution .
The five water management districts in Florida are: Southwest Florida Water Management District nicknamed "Swiftmud" or SWFWMD; South Florida Water Management District nicknamed "Softmud" or SFWMD; Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) stretching from the St. Marks River Basin in Jefferson County to the Perdido River n Escambia ...
EDISON – An $8.85 million bond ordinance to replace water meters in the section of the township served by the Edison Water Utility has been approved by the Township Council.
The District encompasses approximately 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) in all or part of 16 counties in west-central Florida including Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter counties, serving a population of more than 5.5 million people.
Each water management district is administered by a Governing Board composed of residents appointed by the Governor and approved by the Florida Senate. All districts report directly to the governor. [5] [6] In 2013, the District lost a case before the U.S. Supreme court in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District.
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional governmental district that oversees water resources from Orlando to the Florida Keys.The mission of the SFWMD is to manage and protect water resources by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems, and water supply, covering 16 counties in Central and Southern Florida.
This category includes governmental or quasi-governmental bodies which oversee the public water supply for a region. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) is responsible for managing groundwater and surface water resources in a 15-county region in north-central Florida, United States. It is the smallest of five Florida water management districts. [1] Its district headquarters are in Live Oak, Florida.