Meetings and announcements
Important update on using the Lake Washington weir
We are asking for the boating public’s help in preventing damage to Lake Washington. For anyone operating an airboat in this area, it is imperative that you use the airboat crossing in order to prevent future damage to the embankment. Please see our flyer for additional information.
District Well Abandonment Program and Well Construction Setbacks Workshop
This 2-hour workshop will include a presentation of the District’s Abandoned Artesian Well Plugging Program and an overview of setback requirements for new wells per Chapters 40C-3 and 62-532, F.AC.
Date: Jan. 30, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Level: Basic
Hours/Type: 2 CEU’s in Rules and Regulation (in-person only)
Location: Resource Management Building, Room 136
4049 Reid Street, Palatka, FL 32177
Entrance located on the south side of the building, see map:
Contact: Carlos Herd
Phone: (386) 329-4500
Email: cdherd@sjrwmd.com
Public meeting February 25th to kick-off peer review of draft Lake Prevatt MFLs
The St. Johns River Water Management District (District) will hold an in-person and online public meeting to kick-off the peer review of the draft Lake Prevatt MFLs report. At this meeting the District will present an overview of the draft MFLs determination and assessment for Lake Prevatt, in Orange County; this presentation will start at 10:00 a.m.
After the presentation, there will be a site visit at Lake Prevatt. People who wish to attend the site visit must provide their own transportation. The site visit is subject to cancellation or may be rescheduled due to inclement weather. Lunch will not be provided. People who wish to bring lunch should do so, and a 30-minute break can be taken during the site visit. One or more members of the District’s Governing Board may attend this meeting.
The purpose of establishing MFLs for Lake Prevatt is to protect this priority water body from significant harm due to groundwater withdrawals. Lake Prevatt is located within the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) area.
WHAT: Lake Prevatt – Peer Review of Draft MFLs Report
WHEN: February 25, 2025; 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Apopka Service Center
2501 S. Binion Rd
Apopka, FL 32703
Microsoft Teams Meeting (Online): https://bit.ly/Prevatt_SJRWMD
Meeting ID: 255 630 497 890
Passcode: Rh6gu3D3
Conference call: phone: (386) 256-1151
ID: 493 932 19 #
Establishing MFLs is an important component of the District’s work of planning for adequate water supplies for today and for future generations while also protecting the District’s water resources. Visit www.sjrwmd.com/minimumflowsandlevels/ for information about MFLs. Please direct any questions to Andrew Sutherland at asutherl@sjrwmd.com.
Recreation announcements
For more information about property closures, please visit recreation and lands.
Office closures
2025
- Jan. 20
Temporary website outages
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Next scheduled outage:
None at this time.