Department of Environmental Protection

SWFWMD Governing Board Selects Beltran as New Executive Director

The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board appointed Robert Beltran to serve as the District’s executive director. Beltran replaces Blake Guillory who was recently hired as the executive director for the South Florida Water Management District. “The Board is confident in Robert’s abilities to lead this organization as we continue to focus on our…

Tampa, SWFWMD Change Rogers’ Golf Course Runoff

by Kevin Wiatrowski, Tribune staff, Published: May 20, 2013 TAMPA – City and state officials have taken the first steps toward a renovation of Rogers Park Golf Club that would reduce pollution washing into the Hillsborough River. The Tampa City Council agreed to put $100,000 toward changing the course’s drainage layout. The Southwest Florida Water…

Maximum levels for Hillsborough River revised

Minimum levels for the portion of the river that runs through Temple Terrace have still not been set. By Ashley Reams September 27, 2012 Ron Smith knows about the changes that Temple Terrace residents see in the levels of the Hillsborough River. As chairman of the Temple Terrace River Watch Task Force, Smith monitors the…

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