Jacob OglesFebruary 27, 2019
4min470
That makes eight picks for nine-member board.
Tag: SFWMD
Jacob OglesFebruary 27, 2019
Ryan NicolJanuary 29, 2019
5min659
DeSantis nominated Chauncey Goss and Ron Bergeron Tuesday.
Drew WilsonDecember 13, 2018
4min518
During a Thursday meeting, the South Florida Water Management District’s governing board voted to end the land acquisition option agreement between the state and U.S. Sugar. The agreement would have given the state the option to purchase 150,000 acres of land owned by the company for Everglades restoration. The land acquisition language was first agreed […]
Guest AuthorAugust 15, 2018
4min604
As every Floridian knows, tourism is critical to our state’s booming economy. This $111.7 billion industry represents 1.4 million employees, and one out of every four people in the Sunshine State works in hospitality. With more than 850 miles of beautiful coastline, seemingly endless options for entertainment and warm sunshine, it’s no wonder that millions […]
Ryan NicolJune 7, 2018
4min267
Though multiple outlets are reporting blue-green algae sightings this week, the Water Resources Analysis Coalition (WRAC) has a message for the public. It’s not time to panic, just yet. Not all forms of algae are toxic, and it’s not yet clear whether the algae spotted by some is the same type that troubled Floridians during the bloom […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018
4min366
Florida Cabinet aides on Wednesday set up a meeting of the full Cabinet in Tampa next week. The meeting largely will focus on pending land deals. Cemex Construction seeks 630 acres of surplus conservation land in Miami-Dade in exchange for $14,765,000 deposited into the State School Fund. The land is currently leased to a Miami-Dade park, which contains […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 4, 2018
6min212
A new year brings yet another attack by environmentalists against the South Florida Water Management District’s plan for a reservoir to help clean Lake Okeechobee discharges. This time, the Everglades Foundation is offering its own plan — even though the group is criticizing a proposal it helped create. First, a timeline of events. In January […]
Phil AmmannDecember 15, 20174min345
Extending a two-decade record for Everglades restoration south of Lake Okeechobee, a group of farmers — armed with an effective water quality treatment strategy — have posted historic water-quality performance levels in 2017, sending more clean water than ever flowing south. Seizing on numbers announced this week by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), […]
Guest AuthorMarch 31, 2017
5min468
In my previous role as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, it wasn’t often I would find consensus on issues involving local water management districts, the state and federal government. But after years of studying the options to best reduce the occurrence of discharges used to lower Lake Okeechobee, those involved in these three […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 20176min256
So far, 2017 has been unkind to proponents of buying land south of Lake Okeechobee. That’s the takeaway from two January Senate committee meetings that have been held on the issue. In the titanic legislative battle pitting landowners, minority residents from the Glades and state and water management district officials against Senate President Joe Negron and environmental groups, the […]
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