Meetings and Announcements

Upcoming Meetings

Water Well-Related Rulemaking workshop

  • Date and time: February 11, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
  • Location: Virtual
  • Registration link
  • Details: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar, including a link to join the webinar and an optional call-in telephone number.

2026 Indian River Lagoon and Upper St. Johns River Basin Plan Public Meeting (In-person and Virtual)

  • Date and time: February 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Location: Virtual or in-person. The in-person meeting will be held at the SJRWMD Palm Bay Service Center, located at 525 Community College Parkway SE, Palm Bay 32909
  • Registration link – Please register if attending virtually or in-person.
  • Details: District staff will be presenting details of the draft 2026 Indian River Lagoon and Upper St. Johns River Basin Plan including regional priorities and objectives. Individuals who attend the meeting will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments during the meeting. The draft plan will be posted on the District website on February 25 and a formal public comment period will be open from February 25 through March 18.

Governing Board

For schedules, agendas, and livestream links visit Governing Board.

Office Closures

Our offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 16 in observance of George Washington’s birthday.

Recreation Announcements

Burn ban – Alachua, Bradford, Flagler, Indian River, Okeechobee, and Putnam counties

February 2, 2026

Alachua, Bradford, Flagler, Indian River, Okeechobee, and Putnam counties have enacted a countywide outdoor burn ban due to dry conditions and increased wildfire risk.

Under the burn ban, all outdoor burning, unless authorized by the Florida Forest Service, is prohibited, including on District lands. This includes bonfires, campfires, and cooking fires. Outdoor cooking done with a contained gas or charcoal grill (excluding a fire pit) is allowed under the ban.

Local burn bans are enacted by county governments. To see current county-enacted burn bans, please visit: Burn Ban Public Dashboard

Notice: Temporary, Recurring Closures at Headwaters Boat Ramp

February 2, 2026

The District will implement temporary, recurring closures of the Headwaters Boat Ramp, including the kayak launch, at the Fellsmere Water Management Area to support scheduled maintenance and restoration activities.

The ramp will be closed Monday through Thursday during the first full week of each month from May through September 2026, excluding federal holidays.

During these closures, western levee trails will remain open for hiking and bank fishing. Alternative boat access will continue to be available at nearby District-managed properties, including the Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area (Stick Marsh) and the C-54 Boat Ramp.

For closure dates, frequently asked questions, and additional details, please view the full press release here.

Moses Creek Conservation Area

October 16, 2025

A Florida Power & Light (FPL) project will begin in late October to replace overhead power lines with underground lines within the Moses Creek Conservation Area power line easement. This project will require directional boring to install the lines underground. Parts of the red trail, on the north/central portion of the conservation area, will be closed during the project, which is scheduled for the remainder of 2025. Between 15–25 gopher tortoise burrows within the project footprint will require onsite relocation within Moses Creek Conservation Area. FPL’s purpose for the project is to enhance the reliability of its electric grid to help avoid power outages, particularly during storm events. For questions about the power line project, contact FPL Project Engineer Bolivar Lai at (407) 754-8092.

For more information about property closures, please visit recreation and lands.

Temporary Website Outages

We want your visit to sjrwmd.com to be a positive and productive experience. At times, we will need to perform routine hardware and software maintenance that may cause some areas of the site to be intermittently off-line. We do apologize for this temporary, but necessary, inconvenience. We are working diligently to quickly restore complete functionality to the site.

Next scheduled outage:

None at this time.