PALATKA, Fla., July 29, 2016 — Gov. Rick Scott has reappointed Douglas C. Bournique to a third term on the St. Johns River Water Management District’s Governing Board. “I am pleased to know the district will continue to benefit from Mr. Bournique’s wealth of knowledge and experience,” said St. Johns River Water Management District Executive Director Dr. Ann Shortelle. “Mr. Bournique’s far-reaching knowledge on water resources issues, especially as they pertain to the agricultural community and the Indian River Lagoon, have been an asset to the District.” Bournique, who represents the Northern Coastal and Indian River Lagoon basins, was first […]

MAITLAND, Fla., Aug. 2, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District is partnering with the city of Apopka to help fund a water conservation program that targets high water use across residential, commercial and city accounts.

PALATKA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2016 -- For more than 40 years, the St. Johns River Water Management District and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have collaborated on data collection and analysis, sharing water quality and water level information that both agencies use to protect Florida's water resources. Today, the district's Governing Board approved its annual joint funding agreement with the USGS, which currently calls for monitoring 71 sites in springs, rivers and streams throughout the district.

PALATKA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District continues to move forward with water supply planning in north Florida, addressing governing board and stakeholders' questions in preparation for the release of the draft for public comment in September. Staff provided an update today to the district's governing board.

PALATKA, Fla., Aug. 10, 2016 -- One of the pump stations located within the St. Johns River Water Management District's Lake Apopka North Shore is scheduled for an overhaul. The governing board recently approved the project, which has an estimated budget of $350,000.

PALATKA, Fla., Aug. 11, 2016 -- Putnam County schools and the cities of Bunnell, Hawthorne and Palatka are again benefitting from dozens of items surplused from the St. Johns River Water Management District.

MAITLAND, Fla., Aug. 2, 2016 — The St. Johns River Water Management District is partnering with the city of Apopka to help fund a water conservation program that targets high water use across residential, commercial and city accounts.

PALATKA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2016 — For more than 40 years, the St. Johns River Water Management District and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have collaborated on data collection and analysis, sharing water quality and water level information that both agencies use to protect Florida’s water resources. Today, the district’s Governing Board approved its annual joint funding agreement with the USGS, which currently calls for monitoring 71 sites in springs, rivers and streams throughout the district.

PALATKA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2016 — The St. Johns River Water Management District continues to move forward with water supply planning in north Florida, addressing governing board and stakeholders’ questions in preparation for the release of the draft for public comment in September. Staff provided an update today to the district’s governing board.

PALATKA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2016 — July was an unusually dry month across the St. Johns River Water Management District’s 18-county service area. The district’s monthly hydrologic conditions report shows that total rainfall over the past 12 months is more than 4 inches lower than average.

PALATKA, Fla., Aug. 10, 2016 — One of the pump stations located within the St. Johns River Water Management District’s Lake Apopka North Shore is scheduled for an overhaul. The governing board recently approved the project, which has an estimated budget of $350,000.

MAITLAND, Fla., Aug. 12, 2016 — The St. Johns River Water Management District is partnering with the city of Ocoee in Orange County to help fund smart meter technology that aims to reduce water use and streamline other water conservation efforts.