TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate committee Tuesday will consider a plan that would make wide-ranging changes in the state’s water management districts, with backers saying the proposals would ...

A Florida Senate committee has unanimously approved a bill that would bring significant changes to the state's water management districts, with a focus on increased transparency and a renewed ...

Southwest Florida Water Management board. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News (Dec. 2015). By Jim Saunders ©2025 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate committee Tuesday will consider a plan ...

The added scrutiny for the water management districts concerned Kim Dinkins, policy and planning director at 1,000 Friends of Florida, an advocacy group focused on smart growth.

Florida's state government carves up the state into five water management districts, which oversee water supplies including aquifer levels, water quality, and floodplain management.

Water conservation. In Florida, water management districts are responsible for managing and regulating water resources, which include water supply, quality, and flood control. There are five water ...

The SFWMD is the oldest and largest of the state's five water management districts, managing water resources in a 16-county region that stretches from Orlando to the Florida Keys, serving a ...

Changes to school start times, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, and banning fluoride in public water ... Florida legislators were ...

In November 2023, the Southwest Florida Water Management District instituted a once-a-week lawn-watering restriction for households in the 16 counties it oversees, including Tampa.

Coordinating such conservation efforts across Florida's five water management districts and 67 counties will take a concerted statewide approach. In November, ...