July 7, 2016
For individual and some conceptual approval permit applications, the Statewide Environmental Resource Permitting (SWERP) rule requires the district, with some exceptions, to record a notice of environmental resource permit in the public records of the county where the permitted project is located, unless otherwise noted in the permit. To meet the requirements of Rule 62-330.090 (7), Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), the district completes the form titled “Recorded Notice of Environmental Resource Permit” (notice) that identifies the permit number, grantee, parcel identification number and county location. The notice also provides notification requirements related to construction completion and permit transfers. The notice […]
July 8, 2016
Several projects that utilize Amendment One funds are underway or nearing completion within the St. Johns River Water Management District’s 18-county service area. [July 8, 2016]
July 8, 2016
"Funding provided through Amendment One has had a direct benefit on expanding opportunities for restoration across the district," said St. Johns River Water Management District Executive Director Dr. Ann Shortelle. "The district continues to demonstrate responsible fiscal stewardship by focusing on projects that directly contribute to our core mission areas of water supply, flood protection, water quality and natural systems."
July 11, 2016
Donning binoculars and clutching clipboards, 78 volunteers fanned out across two St. Johns River Water Management District properties to tally threatened Florida scrub jays. [July 11, 2016]
July 11, 2016
PALM BAY, Fla., July 11, 2016 -- Donning binoculars and clutching clipboards, 78 volunteers fanned out across two St. Johns River Water Management District properties to tally threatened Florida scrub jays.
July 12, 2016
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Governing Board today approved a tentative budget that reduces the millage rate for taxpayers for a fourth year, provides significant funding for cost-share programs supporting water related projects, partnership programs to protect water quality in springs and other priority water bodies, and enhances water supply planning efforts. [July 12, 2016]
July 12, 2016
PALATKA, Fla., July 12, 2016 — The St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board passed a resolution today directing the district to offer assistance to south Florida. [July 12, 2016]
July 12, 2016
PALATKA, Fla., July 12, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Governing Board passed a resolution today directing the St. Johns River Water Management District to offer assistance to south Florida. The move is in response to Gov. Scott's recent Executive Order declaring a state of emergency in the southern part of the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). The order commits the SJRWMD to support the ongoing efforts of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) with algae sampling and offer other resources for potential water storage, as needed.
July 12, 2016
PALATKA, Fla., July 12, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District's Governing Board today approved a tentative budget that reduces the millage rate for taxpayers for a fourth year, provides significant funding for cost-share programs supporting water related projects, partnership programs to protect water quality in springs and other priority water bodies, and enhances water supply planning efforts.
July 14, 2016
Join the St. Johns River Water Management District as staff members work to relocate an estimated 140 gopher tortoises from their burrows in Taylor Creek levee in Orange County. Finding a new home for the threatened species is necessary as their burrows can cause erosion that compromises the structural integrity of the levee. [July 14, 2016]
July 14, 2016
MAITLAND, Fla., July 14, 2016 -- Join the St. Johns River Water Management District as staff members work to relocate an estimated 140 gopher tortoises from their burrows in Taylor Creek levee in Orange County. Finding a new home for the threatened species is necessary as their burrows can cause erosion that compromises the structural integrity of the levee.
July 19, 2016
The St. Johns River Water Management District is working to relocate an estimated 140 gopher tortoises from their burrows in an Orange County levee to the Apalachicola National Forest. [July 19, 2016]
July 19, 2016
MAITLAND, Fla., July 19, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District is working to relocate an estimated 140 gopher tortoises from their burrows in an Orange County levee to the Apalachicola National Forest.
July 20, 2016
The St. Johns River Water Management District is conducting a 121-acre prescribed burn today at the Bayard Conservation Area at the end of Bayard Road in Clay County. [July 20, 2016]
July 20, 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 20, 2016 – The St. Johns River Water Management District is conducting a 121-acre prescribed burn today at the Bayard Conservation Area at the end of Bayard Road in Clay County. The purpose of the burn is to maintain fire-dependent ecosystems and to manage wildland fuel loads.