The St. Johns River Water Management District is urging residents and businesses in northeast and Central Florida to keep conserving water, as the Phase III Extreme Water Shortage declared earlier this month continues.
All of Flagler, Lake, Marion, Polk and Sumter counties are in an extreme water shortage, as declared by St. Johns and the Southwest Water Management District.
Areas of extreme water shortage also include:
- In the St. Johns district: Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns counties, plus parts of Alachua County.
- In the Southwest Florida district: All of Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties; portions of Charlotte and Highlands counties; and Gasparilla Island in Charlotte County.
“The drought conditions impacting a majority of our region have not improved, and conservation efforts remain critically important,” said the St. Johns district director of water supply and assessment, Clay Coarsey, in a prepared statement. “Everyone can help reduce strain on our water resources by following restrictions and eliminating unnecessary water use.”…