BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - Today, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Jacksonville District (USACE) joined federal, state, and local officials to break ground on the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) North. This important Everglades restoration project will restore water levels in the northern portion of the Central Everglades and improve our water resource resiliency in South Florida.
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Building or maintaining fires on District lands in seven counties is prohibited until further notice because of imminent danger of wildfires
The South Florida Water Management District has extended a temporary burn ban to include District lands in Highlands, Lee, Orange, Osceola and Polk Counties due to dry conditions and the imminent danger of wildfires in the region.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Today, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Miami-Dade County and many federal, state and local officials broke ground on the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) Project - Cutler Wetlands Component. This project will improve the health of Biscayne Bay and will aid in wetland rehydration - building coastal resiliency and improving water quality in this area of Miami-Dade County.
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The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has issued a temporary burn ban on District lands in Collier and Hendry Counties due to dry conditions and the imminent danger of wildfires in the region.
Read Emergency Order 2023-016.