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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.
1] The Central and Southern Florida Project is a regional water management system, operated and maintained by the South Florida Water Management District in South Florida, the Everglades, and Lake Okeechobee to protect residents and businesses from floods and droughts. [2]
The period from 1962 to 1965 was one of drought for the Everglades, and Levee 29 remained closed to allow the Biscayne Aquifer—the fresh water source for South Florida—to stay filled. [85] Animals began to cross Tamiami Trail for the water held in WCA 3, and many were killed by cars.
The canal itself became one of South Florida's major water control systems. It is currently managed by the South Florida Water Management District . Lock No. 1 was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The Miccosukee Tribe challenged the South Florida Water Management District on an issue related to the operation of a new pump station (referred as "S-9") that transferred water from a concrete canal (referred as "C-11") to a large undeveloped wetland area near (referred as "WCA-3").
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 ...
South Florida’s drainage canals are overwhelmed by king tides, and sea rise could only worsen the issue. Some South Florida canals failed during no-name storm. Sea rise will make that worse
The following year, the state of Florida created the agency which eventually became the South Florida Water Management District, responsible for water quality, flood control, water supply and environmental restoration in 16 counties, from Orlando to the Florida Keys. [18] To control flooding, the Kissimmee River was straightened from 1962 to ...