You might have thought with all the rain we’ve been getting lately that our drought would be over. The Southwest Florida Water Management District says it’s not — and so on Tuesday, it extended watering restrictions again.
Rainfall for the past year has been more than 15 inches below normal. So the district has extended its one-day-a-week outdoor watering restrictions through the spring.
The region’s rivers and lakes — many of which supply drinking water — have not recovered, said April Breton, the district’s water use permitting bureau chief…