South Florida Water Management District

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regional government agency water management district

The South Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources in South Florida, including leading major restoration and flood control efforts.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
South Florida Water Management District canonical	10
Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District	1
SFWMD	1
South Florida Water Management District Governing Board	1
South Florida Water Management District region	1
South Florida water management infrastructure	1
South Florida water management system	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	regional government agency ⓘ water management district ⓘ
abbreviation	South Florida Water Management District self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SFWMD
boardMembersAppointedBy	Governor of Florida ⓘ
boardMembersConfirmedBy	Florida Senate ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Florida Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ local governments in South Florida ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	climate resilience and sea level rise adaptation in South Florida ⓘ environmental stewardship ⓘ regional water supply planning ⓘ
foundedBy	Florida ⓘ surface form: State of Florida
fundedBy	ad valorem property taxes ⓘ federal funds ⓘ grants and cooperative agreements ⓘ state appropriations ⓘ
governedBy	South Florida Water Management District self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District
governingBodySize	9‑member governing board ⓘ
headquartersLocation	West Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ surface form: West Palm Beach, Florida
implements	Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan ⓘ
jurisdiction	16‑county region in South Florida ⓘ Florida ⓘ surface form: State of Florida
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Florida law ⓘ
locatedIn	South Florida ⓘ
mandate	balance flood control, water supply, water quality, and natural systems ⓘ manage and protect water resources in South Florida ⓘ
operates	canals in South Florida ⓘ levees in South Florida ⓘ pumps and pump stations in South Florida ⓘ water control structures in South Florida ⓘ
partOf	Florida water management district system ⓘ
regionIncludes	Everglades ⓘ Florida Keys ⓘ Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) ⓘ surface form: Lake Okeechobee urbanized coastal areas of Southeast Florida ⓘ
responsibleFor	Everglades restoration projects ⓘ ecosystem restoration ⓘ flood control in South Florida ⓘ operation and maintenance of regional water management infrastructure ⓘ water quality protection ⓘ water resource management in South Florida ⓘ water supply planning ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
website	https://www.sfwmd.gov ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan → coordinatedBy → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan → monitoredBy → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Florida Water Management District Governing Board

Indian River Lagoon → governedBy → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

Miami River → waterManagement → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Florida water management system

Water Conservation Areas → managedBy → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

South Florida Water Management District → governedBy → South Florida Water Management District self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District

South Florida Water Management District → abbreviation → South Florida Water Management District self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: SFWMD

Central and Southern Florida Project → managingAgency → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

Caloosahatchee Estuary → monitoredBy → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

St. Lucie Estuary → monitoredBy → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

Sunshine Water Control District → worksWith → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

Kissimmee River basin → managedBy → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

Lake Tohopekaliga → hasManagementAuthority → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

Caloosahatchee River → managedBy → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

Tamiami Canal → partOf → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Florida water management infrastructure

Lake Okeechobee basin → partOf → South Florida Water Management District ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Florida Water Management District region