By Pam Nicholls, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Among the freeze warnings, red flag warnings and cold weather advisories, Collier County was also on the US Drought Monitor’s radar in February. Earlier this month Collier was one of several counties in Southwest Florida to be issued with water shortage warnings. "We are in the [...]
By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online As of Thursday, December 14, the coast of Southwest Florida continues to be in an “Abnormally Dry to Moderate Drought” according to the U.S Drought Monitor. Coastal areas received 42 inches of rain this year, about 13 inches below normal. Water levels in underground aquifers that [...]
District asking residents to conserve water and limit lawn irrigation amid continuing dry conditions The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) today issued a Water Shortage Warning for Collier and Lee counties amid continuing dry conditions and increasing water supply concerns on the Southwest Coast. Read the Declaration of Water Shortage Warning SFWMD 2023-062. The [...]
