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The Suwannee River Water Management District Governing Board has a full complement of nine members for the first time since Gov. Ron DeSantis took office in early 2019.
George Cole of Monticello, who previously served on the board, and William Lloyd of High Springs were named to fill two openings.
DeSantis lagged in appointing members to the state’s five water management districts. In some cases with the Suwannee district, he eventually reappointed former members months after their terms expired.
Cole first served on the board from June 2007 to March 2015. Cole is a former adjunct professor at Florida State University and retired U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant commander, the district reported in a news release Tuesday.
May 12, 2021 | 10:39 AM
Palatka, FL – April rains across the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) benefited water levels in the Floridan aquifer. April is, more often than not, one of Florida’s drier months. Below-average rainfall in March across the central and southern ends of the SJRWMD caused the greatest shortfall in Volusia, Flagler, and Indian River. They all received less than one inch of rain. According to a press release issued by SJRWMD, the hydrologic data collected shows the District is in better shape, water-wise. Rainfall Districtwide, April rainfall averaged 5.1 inches, which is nearly 2.5 inches above the long-term average for the month. April rainfall was above average across the District — and in some areas, well above average, including parts of south Putnam and Marion counties that received more than 9 inches of rain Countywide totals ranged from 3.7 inches in Duval County to more than 6 inches for Flagler, Putnam, and Marion countie
A state agency’s bid to protect water levels at Clay County’s shrunken Keystone Heights lakes is getting pushback from utilities including JEA, which on Monday could challenge plans that depend on pumping water through a 17-mile pipeline.
JEA likes the St. Johns River Water Management District’s plan to build the pipeline from Black Creek but worries it could be stuck paying an “inequitable” bill for $13 million.
“While we support the project … we have to do that with the customers in mind and what the financial impact might be,” CEO Jay Stowe told his board before it gave him a free hand last week to challenge the water agency (if needed) over a proposed rule to safeguard water levels in Lake Brooklyn and Lake Geneva.
1 month ago Share by: Julie Murphy Flagler County Public Information Officer
Flagler County on Friday, April 30, successfully completed its first prescribed fire utilizing FireFlight equipped with an aerial ignition machine to set fire to 85 acres within Princess Place Preserve.
“This is a great success for us – the beginning of something safer and more effective for our (Land Management) prescribed fire mitigation program,” said Prescribed Fire Program Supervisor Mike Orlando, who is “burn boss” for the day. “And, the third time is the charm – we scheduled this two other times this year, but things outside of our control prevented it from happening.”