Did you know the South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) outstanding team of public servants is working every day to safeguard and protect our precious natural resources and meet the region’s water needs?
Residents and visitors count on the SFWMD to advance Everglades restoration, ensure water supply, provide flood protection, and effectively manage every drop of water that moves through SFWMD's canals, natural areas, levees and water control structures.
Hurricane season begins on June 1, and it is important for all of us living in Florida to begin our pre-season preparations now.
Did you know there are proactive steps you can take to get ready for the 2023 hurricane season and support flood control in your neighborhood? In recognition of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, we’re highlighting ways you can prepare your home and help keep water flowing through our interconnected drainage system. They include:
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) operates and maintains the regional water management system of canals, levees and water control structures to help provide flood damage reduction, support our environmental restoration efforts, and meet the region’s water supply needs. This regional system connects to community drainage districts and hundreds of smaller neighborhood systems to effectively manage and protect Central and South Florida’s water resources.
Did you know Everglades restoration is working to protect and restore America’s River of Grass and ensure the ecological health of South Florida’s natural resources? This comprehensive restoration effort is improving the quantity, quality, timing and distribution of water to the Greater Everglades.
