South Florida Environmental Report and Other Publications

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is pleased to announce the public and peer review of the Draft 2025 (2024 Water Year: May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024) South Florida Environmental Report – Volume I. The SFWMD encourages stakeholders and the public to review the report below and share your comments on the Draft 2025 South Florida Environmental Report on the web board.

Draft 2025 South Florida Environmental Report – Volume I 

The deadline for comments was December 17, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Richer via phone at 561-682-2425 or via email at kricher@sfwmd.gov.

2024 South Florida Environmental Report

As the South Florida Water Management District works to Achieve Even More Now For Florida’s Environment, we are pleased to present the 2024 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER). The report documents an important year of restoration, water quality, scientific and engineering accomplishments in the Kissimmee Basin, Lake Okeechobee, Everglades and South Florida coastal areas. The report also provides the public with the science and data used to drive decisions at the South Florida Water Management District.

The full report is a three-volume publication complemented by the SFER Consolidated Project Report Database.

Volume I covers findings derived from regional monitoring and research projects, and highlights key financial information during the 2023 Water Year (May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023) reporting period.

Volume II provides an annual update on the project status during Fiscal Year 2023 (October 1, 2022-September 30, 2023) and planning for Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1, 2023-September 30, 2024) for 10 annual reports required of all water management districts.

Volume III expands on Volume I by further streamlining unified reporting and fulfilling various state and federal permit-related reporting requirements.

Highlights - High Resolution File

Highlights - Low Resolution File

Transmittal Letter from SFWMD and DEP

Entire 2024 South Florida Environmental Report

Volume I: The South Florida Environment 

Volume II: District Annual Plans and Reports 

Volume III: Annual Permit Reports 

SFER Consolidated Project Report Database

This is a comprehensive database of project descriptions provided to streamline SFWMD’s process and project-related reporting that is published along with each annual report.

Consolidated Project Database

2024 Open House

The South Florida Water Management District hosted an Open House featuring the 2024 South Florida Environmental Report. After publishing this year's report, SFWMD scientists and engineers held a poster exhibition to answer questions about the scientific data and information within the annual South Florida Environmental Report.

Poster Exhibitions: View the Posters