March 23, 2016
PALM BAY, Fla., March 23, 2016 --The Brevard County Sheriff's Office and Crimeline are seeking help from anyone who may have information about a weather shelter on the St. Johns River that burned on Feb 27.
March 23, 2016
PALM BAY, Fla., March 23, 2016 -- It's all hands on deck to expedite cleanup efforts in the Indian River Lagoon after a recent fish kill. St. Johns River Water Management District staff are heading to Brevard County to assist with the recovery.
March 23, 2016
PALM BAY, Fla., March 23, 2016 -- A 9,000-acre prescribed fire today at Three Forks Marsh Conservation Area in Brevard County has temporarily closed Thomas O. Lawton Recreation Area -- including the boat ramp -- to public use for safety reasons. The burn's purpose is wildfire fuel reduction and maintenance of fire-dependent ecosystems. The burn was started by aerial ignition.
March 24, 2016
PALM BAY, Fla., March 24, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District is hosting an informational workshop in Palm Bay about $25 million in cost-share funding available districtwide. The workshop is geared toward educating local municipalities about how to move through the application process. Projects that focus on improving the health of the Indian River Lagoon are encouraged.
March 24, 2016
PALATKA, Fla., March 24, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District's Newnans Lake Conservation Area's North Tract will be closed this weekend, March 25-27, for a special opportunity turkey hunt for World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans.
March 28, 2016
MAITLAND, Fla., March 28, 2016 -- A recent partnership between the St. Johns River Water Management District and the City of Ocala has saved over 4 million gallons of water in 5 months. The savings were achieved after implementing a water-savings WaterSmart program in October 2015 across 5,000 residential utility customers.
March 30, 2016
MAITLAND, Fla., March 30, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District is hosting a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of a new segment of recreational trail in Lake County that joins the Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead with the Apopka Loop Trail.
March 30, 2016
PALM BAY, Fla., March 30, 2016 -- The first phase of improvements to stabilize the banks of Canal 1 in Palm Bay are now under way. The current project follows pump upgrades in November at the west end of the canal, where a water quality improvement project is sending hundreds of millions of gallons of water to the Upper St. Johns River Basin.
March 31, 2016
PALM BAY, Fla., March 31, 2016 -- Anglers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts will encounter road construction as the St. Johns River Water Management District works to complete flood control safety improvements along a nearly one-mile stretch of the Fellsmere grade.
March 31, 2016
PALATKA, Fla., March 31, 2016 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District is partnering with the Gainesville chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) for a "Women in the Outdoors" turkey hunt April 2-3 at the Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve in Alachua County.
April 1, 2016
MAITLAND, Fla., April 1, 2016 -- April is Water Conservation Month and to celebrate the St. Johns River Water Management District is asking everyone to pledge to help reduce water use. The online pledge program launches this Friday, April 1 to raise awareness about simple changes you can make to help conserve Florida's water supply.
April 7, 2016
MAITLAND, Fla., April 7, 2016 -- Representatives from local and state governments joined today to celebrate the opening of a new segment of recreational trail in Lake County. The St. Johns River Water Management District partnered with Lake County to build the new 2.0-mile trail connection that joins the Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead with the Apopka Loop Trail and provides expanded opportunities for wildlife viewing, hiking and bicycling.
April 7, 2016
MAITLAND, Fla., April 7, 2016 -- Visitors to Haynes Creek in Leesburg were treated to an unusual site recently as nearly a dozen steamboats passed through the Burrell Lock and Dam. Situated on the St. Johns River Water Management District's property, the Burrell Lock and Dam were constructed in 1957 to assist in flood control as well as the passage of fishing boats and pleasure crafts between Lake Eustis and Lake Griffin.
April 7, 2016
MAITLAND, Fla., April 7, 2016 -- In many cases, the greatest use of water by people is outdoors for lawn and landscape irrigation. To encourage efficient irrigation, the St. Johns River Water Management District recently demonstrated the process.
April 7, 2016
When you receive a copy of your environmental resource permit (ERP) you will see — in addition to the date of issuance, the authorization statement and the list of conditions — noticing information that includes a Notice of Rights, Notice of Agency Action and a list of newspapers. This noticing information appears at the end of the permit document and, like the permit conditions, is very important and should be read and considered. As stated in the noticing information, the district does not publish a notice in a newspaper advising the public that a permit has been issued. Persons who […]