Press Release
By St Johns River Management District
9/25/25
Sept. 25, 2025Featured news A river that connects us: Celebrating the St. Johns River on World Rivers Day Every year on the fourth Sunday in September, communities around the globe celebrate World Rivers Day. It serves as a reminder of how rivers sustain us, connect us and inspire us. Here in Florida, no river embodies that spirit more than the St. Johns River. Read more on StreamLines Check out our latest videos on our YouTube channel. Explore more information about the District by reading stories and press releases on our Newsroom page and in StreamLines. ICYMI on Facebook  🚨 BIG NEWS for conservation! 🌿🦅 The District is adding 10.84 more acres to the Lake George Conservation Area! 🙌✨This land strengthens a vital 20+ mile wildlife corridor along Lake George and the St. Johns River. 🌊🐾 But here’s the really exciting part… this area is famous for its incredible concentration of bald eagles’ nests! 🦅 Every acre means more protected habitat, more wildlife connections, and more reasons to celebrate Florida’s natural beauty! 💚🌎See more Supervising Professional Engineer – Palatka Supervise your team to develop and use cutting edge approaches to assess impacts. Examples of this work include reviewing the results from and/or using surface and groundwater models, statistical analysis, and/or geospatial analysis to characterize the relationship between water withdrawals and their potential impact to the ecosystems, surrounding surface waters, wetlands, or springs. Develop and recommend solutions, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, to address impacts to water resources and their related ecosystems through implementation of local and regional projects such as water conservation, identifying alternative water supply sources and groundwater recharge, surface water capture and storage or other options to meet demands, while protecting the resource. Your recommendations will serve as a key component to support the statutory requirements for development of Regional Water Supply Plans and Minimum Flows and Minimum Levels (MFLs) Prevention and Recovery strategies. 👉 Apply now or explore more openings on our careers page! View jobs In the news Temporary closures in effect  Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive Welland and Roach roads will be closed Friday, Sept. 26, for continued road work. The drive will remain open, but traffic must detour via the Lakeshore Spur. On Saturday and Sunday, the entire Wildlife Drive will be open. The Lake Apopka Loop Trail and the walk-through gate on Lust Road will also be open, but pedestrians should avoid Welland and Roach roads due to construction.  Burrell Lock The District has temporarily closed the Burrell Lock, located in the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin, to facilitate essential construction upgrades. The closure, which began Friday, July 18, is part of the District’s ongoing commitment to maintaining and improving the efficiency of its waterway systems. During this time, access to the lock is restricted. Operations are expected to resume by winter. View announcements and closures Water conservation news  Save water across the whole neighborhood — Check out our water conservation resources for HOAs .Learn more How much rain has your area seen? Click here to find rainfall data for your area  Visit our website |
| St. Johns River Water Management District | P.O. Box 1429 | Palatka, FL 32178-1429 US |
