RSS feed on the District Blog is provided http://floridaswater.com Copyright 2010, SJRWMD 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 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 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 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 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 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 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