10 May South Florida Water Management District emphasizes environmental protection in new mission statement
Now there's no doubt the new South Florida Water Management District board plans to emphasize protecting the environment and transparency. On Thursday, they put it in the agency's mission statement. The previous mission statement adopted by previous board members — all appointed by then-Gov. Rick Scott — called for the district to "manage and protect water resources of the region by balancing and improving flood control, water supply and water quality through restoration of natural systems." The new mission statement adopted by the new board members — all appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis since taking office in January — calls for the district to "safeguard and restore South Florida's...