Meetings and announcements

Sept. 18

3 p.m.

Joint District Public meeting September 18th – CFWI MFLs Priority Lists and Schedules
The St. Johns River Water Management District (District) will participate in a joint workshop with Southwest and South Florida water management districts, on the draft 2025 minimum flows and levels (MFLs) priority list and schedule. This workshop is an opportunity for District staff to publicly present the draft priority list and schedule and take stakeholder comment. The District updates its MFLs priority list annually.
WHAT: Joint public workshop with Southwest and South Florida water management districts on each agency’s draft 2025 minimum flows and levels and water reservations priority lists and schedules.
WHEN: September 18, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Microsoft TEAMS Teleconference
Meeting ID: 290 270 087 613 8
Meeting Passcode: S3CH2wD2
For people who cannot attend via TEAMS, the following call-in number information is provided:
Call in number: 1-386-256-1151
Phone Conference ID: 901 766 019, then press #
Establishing MFLs is an important component of the District’s work of planning for adequate water supplies for today and for future generations while also protecting the District’s water resources. Visit www.sjrwmd.com/minimumflowsandlevels/ for information about MFLs. Please direct any questions to Andrew Sutherland at asutherl@sjrwmd.com.

Oct. 7

6-8 p.m.

Northern Recreation Public Meeting
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Northern Recreation Public Meeting is scheduled for 6–8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. The meeting will be held in person at the District’s Headquarters, Executive Building, Governing Board Room, located at 4049 Reid St., Palatka, FL 32177.
The purpose of this meeting is to collect input from public stakeholders regarding recreational use of District conservation lands in the northern recreation area. The northern recreation area includes 18 District properties located in Alachua, Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns counties. All members of the public are encouraged to participate in this meeting. District staff will receive comments from the public during the meeting. If you are unable to attend in person and would like to provide a comment or question, please email NorthernRecreationComments@sjrwmd.com. The answers will be returned via email after the meeting.
Topics, as they relate to public recreational utilization of District lands, will include:
  • Overview of recreation on District lands
  • Land management updates North and West regions
  • Opportunity for public comment

The Recreational Public Meeting calendar can be found at www.sjrwmd.com/meetings-announcements/. You can also visit
www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/ to find out more about recreational opportunities on properties owned and managed by the District. If you have any questions or comments, please email Patrick McCord at pjmccord@sjrwmd.com or call (386) 643-1154.

Oct. 21

6-8 p.m.

Southern Recreation Public Meeting
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Southern Recreation Public Meeting is scheduled for 6–8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. The meeting will be held at the District’s Palm Bay Service Center, Blue Cypress Room, 525 Community College Parkway SE, Palm Bay, FL 32909.
The purpose of this meeting is to collect input from stakeholders regarding recreational use of District conservation land in the Upper St. Johns River Basin, South Region. The southern recreation area includes eight District properties located in Brevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola and Volusia counties. All members of the public are encouraged to participate in this meeting.
District staff will receive comments from the public during the meeting. If you are unable to attend in person and would like to provide a comment or question, please email SouthernRecreationComments@sjrwmd.com. The answers will be returned via email after the meeting.
Topics, as they relate to public recreational utilization of District lands, will include:
  • Overview of recreation on District land in the South Region
  • South Region land management and operations updates
  • Opportunity for public comment

The Recreational Public Meeting calendar can be found at www.sjrwmd.com/meetings-announcements/. You can also visit
www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/ to find out more about recreational opportunities on properties owned and managed by the District. If you have any questions or comments, please email Patrick McCord at pjmccord@sjrwmd.com or call (386) 643-1154.

Oct. 28

6-8 p.m.

Central Recreation Public Meeting
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Central Recreation Public Meeting is scheduled for 6–8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The meeting will be held in person at the District’s Apopka Service Center, Econ Conference Room, located at 2501 S. Binion Road Apopka, FL 32703.
The purpose of this meeting is to collect input from public stakeholders regarding recreational use of District conservation lands in the central recreation area. The central recreation area includes 18 District properties located in Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, and Volusia counties. All members of the public are encouraged to participate in this meeting. District staff will receive comments from the public during the meeting.
District staff will receive comments from the public during the meeting. If you are unable to attend in person and would like to provide a comment or question, please email CentralRecreationComments@sjrwmd.com. The answers will be returned via email after the meeting.
Topics, as they relate to public recreational utilization of District lands, will include:
  • Overview of recreation on District lands
  • Land management updates North Central, Southwest and South Central regions
  • Opportunity for public comment

The Recreational Public Meeting calendar can be found at www.sjrwmd.com/meetings-announcements/. You can also visit
www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/ to find out more about recreational opportunities on properties owned and managed by the District. If you have any questions or comments, please email Patrick McCord at pjmccord@sjrwmd.com or call (386) 643-1154.

Governing Board

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

Office closures

None at this time.

Recreation announcements

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

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Next scheduled outage:

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