The five water management districts in Florida are: *

Southwest Florida Water Management District The Southwest Florida Water Management District (or SWFWMD, pronounced as "swiftmud" based on the word acronym), is one of five regional agencies directed by Florida State law (United States), state law to protect and preserve water resources. Es ...

nicknamed "Swiftmud" or SWFWMD *

South Florida Water Management District The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional governmental district that oversees water resources from Orlando to the Florida Keys. The mission of the SFWMD is to manage and protect water resources by balancing and improving w ...

nicknamed "Softmud" or SFWMD *

Northwest Florida Water Management District The Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) stretches from the St. Marks River Basin in Jefferson County to the Perdido River in Escambia County. The District is one of five water management districts in Florida created by the Water Res ...

(NWFWMD) stretching from the St. Marks River Basin in Jefferson County to the Perdido River n Escambia County *

St. Johns River Water Management District The St. Johns River Water Management District ("SJRWMD") is one of five Florida water management districts that is responsible for managing groundwater and surface water resources in Florida. SJRWMD covers an 18-county region in northeast and east ...

(SJRWMD) * Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) District commissioners are nominated by the governor of the state, and approved by the state senate. They receive no pay.

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{{reflist Water in Florida State agencies of Florida