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The District is now accepting applications on behalf of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the 2026 Cost-Share Program. The District collaborates closely with the FDEP, local governments and private sector partners to implement impactful projects benefiting the water resources within the District’s 18-county service area.

The District is conducting two prescribed burns today at Lake George Conservation Area in Putnam and Volusia counties.

Following a rainy October, November brought significantly drier conditions across the region, with all 18 counties in the District receiving below-average rainfall for the month. Despite the drier weather, aquifer levels remain healthy, and 14 counties are still above their 12-month rainfall averages. Decreased rainfall allowed most of the water levels across central Florida (St. Johns River Middle Basin) to recede below flood stage.

After an exceptionally wet September left soils saturated, the St. Johns River Water Management District’s 18-county region saw extensive rainfall in October as Hurricane Milton moved through, pushing water levels even higher, leading to flooding along the St. Johns River and many of its tributaries.

The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Governing Board re-elected Sen. Rob Bradley of Fleming Island to serve as its chair. The Board also elected Maryam Ghyabi-White of Ormond Beach to serve as vice chair; Cole Oliver of Merritt Island as treasurer; and J. Chris Peterson of Winter Park as secretary. 

As Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 3, the District reminds residents to “fall back” their clocks and reset their irrigation systems to water no more than once a week.