S O U T H
F L O R I D A
2021
W A T E R
M A N A G E M E N T
D I S T R I C T
March 1, 2021 SOUTH FLORIDA
Environmental Report Water Year 2020 (May 1, 2019–April 30, 2020)
Figure 1. Blue-winged teals in flight in the floodplain of the Kissimmee River Restoration Project Phase I restoration area.
Highlights The 2021 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER) documents an important year of restoration, scientific, and engineering accomplishments in the Kissimmee Basin, Lake Okeechobee, Everglades, and South Florida coastal areas. The report also provides extensive peer reviewed research summaries, data analyses, financial updates, and a searchable database of environmental projects. The report covers environmental information for Water Year 2020 (WY2020; May 1, 2019–April 30, 2020) and project budgetary information for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD or District) Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020; October 1, 2019–September 30, 2020). The full 2,333-page report is available at www.sfwmd.gov/sfer.