MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Today, the South Florida Water Management District joined federal, state, and local officials along with stakeholders to celebrate the completion of an underground seepage wall in the 8.5 Square Mile Area (Las Palmas Community). The 8.5 Square Mile Area Seepage Wall Project supports ongoing restoration efforts to move water south through the Everglades and into Florida Bay while mitigating potential flooding impacts in nearby communities.
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Did you know the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) operates water management infrastructure to store excess water that can be used in drier conditions?
Additional storage infrastructure projects like the EAA Reservoir Project, Caloosahatchee (C-43) Reservoir and the C-44 Reservoir will help reduce the harmful discharge of excess water out of the system while storing it for when communities and the environment can use it.
Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for two upcoming public workshops about the Central & Southern Florida (C&SF) Flood Resiliency Study.
The SFWMD and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are partnering to advance the C&SF Flood Resiliency Study. The goal of the study is to assess changing climate conditions and work with our partners to identify measures to ensure the C&SF system remains resilient, now and in the future.
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board today unanimously approved a contract to build the final component of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project, a crucial environmental restoration project in Miami-Dade County. Read more to see what officials and stakeholders are saying: