Comprehensive Watershed Management at the Southwest Florida Water Management District
Publication: Watershed Management and Operations Management 2000
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In 1994 the Southwest Florida Water Management District (the District) initiated a Comprehensive Watershed Management (CWM) program that employs a watershed-wide approach to water resource management. Staff from a variety of disciplines, agencies and citizen groups make up "watershed teams" that have been assigned to eleven primary watersheds within SWFWMD. The teams are charged with 1) identifying and prioritizing issues relating to Areas of Responsibility: water quality, flood protection, water supply and natural systems; 2) developing remedial or protective actions to address water resource issues; and 3) implementing and monitoring those actions. The interaction of these factors has created a variety of potential environmental issues identified by the watershed teams. Developing and implementing remedial plans has been a formidable and lengthy process including the involvement of numerous stakeholders to achieve consensus. Clearly, without the "pbuy in" from these stakeholders, any lasting solutions are unlikely. The development of this process is the first step in a long-term change in the way the District will manage critical regional water resources in the future.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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