Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area is the first component of the Indian River Lagoon-South (IRL-S) project, part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District and the local sponsor, the South Florida Water Management District. [1]
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.
The current was discovered by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513. The Florida Current results from the movement of water pushed from the Atlantic into the Caribbean Sea by the rotation of the Earth (which exerts a greater force at the equator). The water piles up along Central America and flows northward through the Yucatán Channel ...
The dry conditions triggered West Palm Beach to fire up its supplemental wells to provide water for its 130,000 customers, which include residents of Palm Beach and South Palm Beach.
The wet season is going out with a bang in South Florida, whose dry season officially starts Oct. 15. Up to a foot of rain possible in areas of South Florida through next week with Gulf system ...
Exactly how much rain fell is still an open question, but the South Florida Water Management District reported two-day rain totals as high as 12 to 14 inches in southeast and east-central Broward.
Hillsboro Canal at Boca Raton. The Hillsboro Canal is located in the southeastern portion of Florida within the South Florida Water Management District, and for much of its length forms the border between Broward and Palm Beach counties; however, its western end was entirely in Palm Beach County, until being recently annexed to Parkland in Broward County.
In response to the rain worries, the South Florida Water Management District warned of a strong potential for flooding in low-lying and poorly draining spots, particularly along the coast.