The Lake Worth Drainage District celebrated its (1915-2015) centennial yesterday. Between 1915 and 1935, more than 125 drainage districts formed in Florida to prevent flooding. Nineteen districts formed in Palm Beach County alone. These local districts (secondary drainage) are under the supervisory control of the South Florida Management District (primary drainage). Both monitor the weather [...]
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Water here, Water there, Water everywhere. Who’s in charge?
Of the 34 million acres or so that make up the State of Florida, water comprises a substantial portion of it. At the top of the water management pyramid sits the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. Under the Department, five Water Management Districts manage a system of nine primary canals and their basins [...]
