RSS feed on news topics is provided by the District http://floridaswater.com Copyright 2012, SJRWMD The St. Johns River Water Management District will hold a public meeting May 31 in Leesburg to discuss potential water level management options for the Harris Chain of Lakes. [May 24, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-015 News Release Twelve representatives were named today to the North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership's stakeholder committee, an advisory body that will share viewpoints of stakeholder groups with the St. Johns River and Suwannee River water management districts and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help address the region's water supply issues. [May 9, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-014 News Release Rainfall levels are well below normal and some water bodies are at or near record lows in northeast and central Florida, prompting the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board today to urge businesses and the public to actively conserve water. [May 8, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-013 News Release Water conservation is a critical strategy in meeting the current and future water supply needs of Florida, and it is particularly important when our water levels are low due to the dry conditions. [April 27, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-012 News Release While the drought continues to drop water levels in much of the Harris Chain of Lakes, the St. Johns River Water Management District is evaluating what low-flow discharges through the chain's three structures should be during the upcoming year. [April 25, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-011 News Release With April designated as Water Conservation Month in Florida and Earth Day on April 22, an online resource is helping landscapers and do-it-yourselfers save water by choosing the right plants for their yards' specific growing conditions. [April 20, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-010 News Release With rainfall significantly below normal across north and east-central Florida, the St. Johns River Water Management District is reminding water users about the heightened importance of water conservation and landscape irrigation restrictions. [March 29, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-009 News Release The St. Johns River Water Management District's Governing Board today approved a pilot test to evaluate hydrology and water quality effects of introducing additional water into a southwest Clay County watershed. The project is estimated to cost up to $500,000. [March 13, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-008 News Release Two water management districts and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will host a public meeting March 7 to bring stakeholders together to discuss water supply issues in north Florida. [February 22, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-007 News Release The St. Johns River Water Management District today during its Governing Board meeting presented the final St. John River Water Supply Impact Study report -- the most comprehensive and scientifically rigorous analysis of the St. Johns River ever conducted. [February 14, 2012] http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws/newsrelease/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr12-006 News Release