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Water Management Water Management
Division Read Broward County's Resolution
on Everglades Restoration: Hurricane Season 2005 - National Weather Service Forecast Office Tallahassee Florida What do seasonal hurricane forecasts mean to the residents of Florida? Who is responsible or who do I call about my lake or canal? Responsibility for canal and lake maintenance (storm water management systems) in most developments is that
of the homeowners association. However, there are 23 independent and
dependent districts that have jursidiction over water related issues and
several cities actively manage surface waters in their jursidictions. Our
agency has responsibility for seven dependent drainage districts and the
unincorporated neighborhoods not within an independent drainage districts.
Permitting is done by the independent drainage districts in their districts and
by Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental Protection (DPEP)
for areas outside of the independent districts. The South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD) permits the larger developments throughout the
County. Water Related Issues Water related issues are
should be addressed by the agency having jurisdiction
over your lake or canal. Refer back to the above item
to determine what agency has jurisdiction in your
neighborhood. The following is listing of typical
water related issues. Click on the type that you want
to know more about. Questions/General Information Weather and/or
Hurricanes Maps & Data
Map of Canals
and Lakes Showing Drainage District’s,
Cities’ and Private Jursidictions (pdf 745k) Broward County Interactive GIS Map Server
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