Surface Water Improvement and Management Program (S.W.I.M, sometimes written as SWIM) is a

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state program to improve Florida's

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History

Swim was started in 1988 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Environmental Protection to address Florida's worsening water quality and protect

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quality.

References

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