September Water Resource Monthly Update

The Southwest Florida Water Management District urges year-round water conservation. Water levels may rise and fall, but our water resources remain limited. The District encourages efficient, non-wasteful uses of water to sustain our high quality of life. For more information about ways to conserve water, contact the District at 1-800-423-1476 or visit the District's website at WaterMatters.org
 
September Water Resource Monthly Update
 
Aquifer* Levels (percentile)
 

 
* Aquifers are underground layers of rock and sand that hold water. In southwest Florida, more than 80 percent of the water supply comes from aquifers.
 
** North (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties)
Central (Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties)
South (Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee and Sarasota counties)
 
*** The percentile compares current aquifer levels to historical levels during the same time of year on a scale of 0-100. For example, the if groundwater level is at the 50^th percentile, it means that half of the historical levels for this time of year were higher and half were lower than the current level.
 
**** Any level that falls between the 25^th and the 75^th percentile is considered normal. Less than the 25^th would be considered below normal and above the 75^th percentile is above normal.