RSS feed on all topics is provided by the District http://floridaswater.com Copyright 2010, SJRWMD Many people are starting yard and landscape work now that spring is here. One important element to remember is to provide just the right amount of water for your plantings while following watering restrictions. See tips in StreamLines online. [March 12, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/streamlines/2010/1003.html#1 Newsletters Beginning on March 14, watering is allowed within the St. Johns River Water Management District region no more than two days a week. [March 12, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2010/1003.html#2 Blog Outdoor recreation and restoration projects in northeast Florida will be discussed March 16 during the St. Johns River Water Management District's Northern Region Recreational Public Meeting. [March 10, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-021 News Release Coinciding with the return to daylight saving time on Sunday, March 14, landscape irrigation will be allowed up to two days a week after 4 p.m. and before 10 a.m. across the 18 counties within the St. Johns River Water Management District. [March 10, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-020 News Release The St. Johns River Water Management District's Governing Board today approved a proclamation designating April as Water Conservation Month to encourage awareness about the importance of water conservation. [March 9, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-019 News Release As you consider what you're going to do to rid the winter freeze evidence from your landscape, you have an opportunity to ensure that your landscape is Florida-friendly and that it will be more cold tolerant in future winters. [March 5, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2010/1003.html#1 Blog Students at Glen Springs Elementary School and their parents are invited to "Splash into Science Night," a hands-on, interactive family event focusing on the importance of Florida's water resources. [March 2, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-018 News Release As part of the St. Johns River Water Management District's plan to propose changes to permitting rules that would result in increased water conservation throughout northeast and central Florida, the agency's Governing Board will hold a third public workshop on March 8. [February 26, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2010/1002.html#3 Blog The St. Johns River Water Management District's Governing Board will hold a workshop on March 8 to discuss concepts to improve public supply water conservation by making changes to agency rules. [February 22, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-017 News Release Third- through fifth-grade students at Audubon Park Elementary School in Orlando and their parents are invited to "Splash into Science Night," a hands-on, interactive family event focusing on the importance of Florida's water resources. [February 18, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-016 News Release A public meeting will be held Feb. 25 on a permit application being considered for a sturgeon fish farm near Melrose. The special meeting will provide the public with an opportunity to share their thoughts on the application before a decision is made. [February 18, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2010/1002.html#2 Blog The St. Johns River Water Management District will hold a public meeting at 5 p.m. on Feb. 25 to receive comment on a water use permit application for a proposed sturgeon farming facility in Melrose. [February 17, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-015 News Release Locating and accessing water resource information on the St. Johns River Water Management District's Web site just got easier. The District has launched a new Web site, floridaswater.com. [February 12, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-014 News Release Welcome to the redesigned and reorganized St. Johns River Water Management District Web site. [February 11, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2010/1002.html#1 Blog The St. Johns River Water Management District is scheduled to conduct a 300-acre prescribed fire today at the Moses Creek Conservation Area, beginning at 10 a.m. [February 11, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-013 News Release A free event for dog owners and their pets will be held Feb. 20 at Palm Bay Regional Park's off-leash dog park located at 1951 Malabar Road N.W. The event is sponsored by the St. Johns River Water Management District's Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, the city of Palm Bay, Brevard County Parks and Recreation, and Space Coast Pet Sitters Network. [February 9, 2010] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr10-012 News Release The city of DeLand has come up with creative and lucrative incentives for homeowners and builders interested in conserving water through the Florida Water Star-SM program. [January 29, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2010/1001.html#3 Blog Now that it has warmed up a bit (actually a lot), some people are venturing into their yards to get rid of any evidence of our freezes by pruning what appears to be dead vegetation and limbs. The experts are all pretty consistent in agreeing that pruning now can do more harm than good since we still have the potential of more freezes. [January 22, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2010/1001.html#2 Blog As part of our continued planning for future water supplies, we'll be holding a public meeting Jan. 28 that will be another opportunity for the northeast Florida public to participate in and learn about the water supply planning process. [January 14, 2010] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2010/1001.html#1 Blog The National Research Council (NRC), which the St. Johns River Water Management District engaged to conduct an independent expert review of the study of the potential environmental impacts of St. Johns River withdrawals, on Thursday released its second report on the progress of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study. [December 18, 2009] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2009/0912.html#2 Blog Learn about a new water conservation cost-share program and how local governments can benefit from expansion of the Florida Water Star-SM program in the December edition of WaterWatch. [December 4, 2009] http://floridaswater.com/waterwatch/pdfs/2009/WaterWatch_0912.pdf Newsletters The District Governing Board will have its second public workshop on Monday (Dec. 7) to discuss proposed enhancements to current water conservation requirements. The workshop will begin at 1 p.m. at the District's headquarters in Palatka. [December 3, 2009] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2009/0912.html#1 Blog If you're looking for some guidance on steps you can take in and outside of your home to save water, you'll want to check out the new tier of our Florida Water Star program that we launched this week. [November 20, 2009] http://floridaswater.com/blog/archive/2009/0911.html#5 Blog The fall edition of the Indian River Lagoon Update features overviews of the lagoon work plan for 2010, work scheduled under the federal "recovery act" and an update to the management plans for aquatic preserves. [November 9, 2009] http://floridaswater.com/irlupdate/2009fall/index.html Newsletters New digital mapping data for about two-thirds of the counties in the St. Johns River Water Management District will soon be available online. The November edition of WaterWatch also includes an update on seasonal watering restrictions that took effect on Nov. 1. [November 5, 2009] http://floridaswater.com/waterwatch/pdfs/2009/WaterWatch_0911.pdf Newsletters