Twelve agricultural projects will share in $1.5 million from the District to improve water conservation and reduce nutrient loading to area waterways. The District’s Governing Board approved the project ranking at Tuesday’s meeting.

Repairs are underway at the District’s Lake Apopka North Shore, which experienced damage due to Hurricane Irma. As water levels subside and assessments are completed, the District is continuing to provide weekly updates on the status of repairs and recreation at the Lake Apopka North Shore.

Work is complete on a project that will help improve water quality at Lake Apopka and provide increased flood protection in the town of Oakland. The District provided $184,803 in funding for the project.

The District and the city of Flagler Beach are partnering on a project to reduce flooding and recurring property damage to the Ocean Palm area and improve water quality. The District’s cost-share program is funding $675,000 toward the project, which is currently under construction.

The removal of more than 44,000 cubic yards of muck was a cause for celebration today for the District and its partners, Brevard County and the city of Cocoa Beach.

Knowing that septic tanks have been identified as one of the reasons for declining water quality in Florida’s springsheds, the District is working with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and local governments to fund their removal.

The District continues to assess and repair areas of the Lake Apopka North Shore, which experienced damage due to Hurricane Irma. As water levels subside the District is continuing to provide weekly updates on the status of repairs and recreation at the Lake Apopka North Shore.

An easement on three acres of county-owned property on Black Creek was approved Tuesday night by the Clay County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to implement the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project (WRD), a key component to meeting northeast Florida’s water supply needs.

Fishermen recently netted 100,000 pounds of nutrient-laden gizzard shad from Lake Apopka in one week. The District funds the fish harvest as part of a multifaceted approach to restoring water quality.

The District is encouraging homeowners in its 18-county region to “Skip a Week” of lawn and landscape irrigation during the cooler months of December, January and February.

The District continues to assess and repair areas of the Lake Apopka North Shore, which experienced damage due to Hurricane Irma. As water levels subside, the District will provide updates as needed on the status of repairs and recreation at the Lake Apopka North Shore.

While November brought above-average rainfall to counties across the northern and southern coast of the St. Johns River Water Management District’s 18-county service area, central Florida saw less rain than usual. A full report outlining hydrological conditions was presented at the District’s December Governing Board meeting.

The District Governing Board on Tuesday approved the ranking of projects to share in up to $3.5 million in cost-share funds to benefit water resources in Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) communities and for projects that use innovative technology to provide data supporting future permitting and full-scale implementation of alternative water supplies.

The District is introducing a new cost-share funding opportunity for local governments and utilities within the springsheds of Volusia Blue, Wekiwa and Silver Springs to replace septic tanks with more efficient systems.

The District has started work on a sump dredge project designed to help improve water quality at Lake Apopka. The project is not expected to impede navigation on the canal or lake.