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About the District
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David A. Still
Executive Director
The Suwannee River Water Management District is one of five regional water management districts (PDF, 79.6KB) in Florida, created by the Florida Legislature through passage of the Water Resources Act of 1972. Suwannee is the smallest of the state's water management districts in terms of geographic area, population served, tax base, and agency staff. The Suwannee River Water Management District manages water and related natural resources in north-central Florida by providing water quality and quantity monitoring, research, regulation, land acquisition and management, and flood protection. For details, please refer to our Strategic Plan (PDF, 1.73MB).
Service Area
- 7,640 square miles
- All or part of 15 counties in north-central Florida
- 13 river basins
- A population of 310,000
Counties
All of: Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union.
Parts of: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Jefferson, Levy, and Putnam.
Major Rivers
- Suwannee
- Santa Fe
- Withlacoochee
- Aucilla
- Alapaha
- Ichetucknee
- Fenholloway
- Steinhatchee
- Econfina
- Waccasassa
- Wacissa
Map of District Boundaries
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