Northwest Florida Water Management District

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The Northwest Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources and related ecosystems in the northwestern part of Florida.

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Northwest Florida Water Management District canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf regional government agency
special district of Florida
water management district
appliesRegulation Florida environmental regulations
Florida water resource laws
cooperatesWith Florida Department of Environmental Protection
federal environmental agencies
local governments in Northwest Florida
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focusesOn protection of wetlands and aquatic habitats
sustainable water use
foundedBy Florida
surface form: State of Florida
fundedBy ad valorem property taxes within the district
grant funding
state appropriations
governingBody Governing Board of the Northwest Florida Water Management District
hasJurisdiction groundwater resources in Northwest Florida
related ecosystems in Northwest Florida
surface water resources in Northwest Florida
water resources in Northwest Florida
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasWebsite https://www.nwfwater.com/
headquartersCounty Gadsden County, Florida
headquartersLocation Havana, Florida
legalForm independent special district
locatedIn Florida Panhandle
Northwest Florida
mission to manage and protect water resources and associated natural systems in Northwest Florida
operatesIn Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin
surface form: Apalachicola River basin

Choctawhatchee River
surface form: Choctawhatchee River basin

Escambia River
surface form: Escambia River basin

Perdido River
surface form: Perdido River basin

Suwannee River region
surface form: Suwannee River region of Northwest Florida
partOf Florida water management district system
regulates environmental resource permits in Northwest Florida
water use permits in Northwest Florida
responsibleFor ecosystem restoration
environmental resource permitting
flood protection
land acquisition for water resource protection
stormwater management planning
water quality management
water resource protection
water supply planning
watershed management
sector public sector
serviceArea counties of the Florida Panhandle
state Florida

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Bagdad, Florida locatedInCountrySubdivision Northwest Florida Water Management District
Parker, Florida locatedInCountrySubdivision Northwest Florida Water Management District