The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) is providing four Alachua County farmers a total of $60,000 in cost-share funding to implement nutrient management technologies to improve water quality within the Santa Fe River Basin.
Thirteen agricultural producers within the Suwannee River Water Management District have been approved to receive a total of $239,025 in cost-share funds to implement irrigation retrofits, water conservation technologies, and water-saving projects.
The North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership Stakeholder Advisory Committee on Feb. 24 unanimously supported the updated Draft Recovery Strategy for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs).
Sarah Luther recently joined the Suwannee River Water Management District (District) as an engineering specialist in the Resource Management Division.
The stakeholder advisory committee of the North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership will meet at 1 p.m. on Feb. 24 at Florida Gateway College, 149 S.E. College Place, Lake City.
Keith Rowell joined the Suwannee River Water Management District (District) as a surveyor and mapper within the Land Resources Division on Jan. 27.
The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) is undertaking hydrologic restoration activities in Lafayette and Dixie counties that will have regional benefits to spring flows and groundwater supplies.
The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) Governing Board on Feb. 11 approved several agreements totaling approximately $765,000 to implement cooperative springs protection and restoration projects in key locations throughout the District.
The last three months were wetter than normal, with a District-wide average of 12.1 inches, about 3 inches higher than the long-term average. January rainfall was 1.8 inches above average.
The North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership Stakeholder Advisory Committee by consensus adopted 11 recommendation statements to move forward with the Recovery Strategy needed to protect MFLs.
The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) uses prescribed fire as a key strategy to maintain the health and reduce the risk of wildfires on roughly 50,000 acres of conservation lands.
The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) Governing Board authorized the District to purchase a 340 acre tract in Bradford County for use of flood control and water resource projects.
The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) is partnering with the City of Lake City and Columbia County to improve water quality by reducing Lake City’s wastewater nutrient loadings to the Ichetucknee River by an estimated 85 percent.
“Water for Nature, Water for People” is a phrase that embodies the purpose of the Suwannee River Water Management District (District). And it is our motto for good reason. It represents a delicate balance that we take very seriously.
The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) and Lafayette County are working cooperatively to improve water quality by reducing pollutant and sediment loads from entering the Suwannee River.
The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) is currently working with electric companies throughout its 15-county region to provide electrical consumption data that will be used to determine agricultural water use.