District-Wide Conditions for November 29, 2011
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is issuing the following briefing:

The 16-county region remains under a water shortage warning. The drier-than-normal forecast for the next several months of the dry season indicates there could be a return to water shortage conditions in the spring. The District continues to store as much as water as possible while providing flood control when needed.
Lake Okeechobee Levels

Today	13.84 feet	
Historical Average for Today	14.86 feet	
This Date One Year Ago	12.99 feet	
One Month Ago	13.20 feet	
One Week Ago	13.83 feet	

Water Levels in Key Locations (as of November 29, 2011)

LOCATION	WATER LEVEL	HISTORICAL AVERAGE FOR TODAY	THIS DATE LAST YEAR	
Lake Istokpoga	39.44 feet	39.16 feet	38.79 feet	
WCA-1	16.63 feet	16.30 feet	16.58 feet	
WCA-2	13.21 feet	12.81 feet	12.46 feet	
WCA-3	10.92 feet	10.26 feet	9.87 feet	
Lake Kissimmee	52.06 feet	51.17 feet	50.38 feet	
For a map of wet season rainfall totals since June 1 in all District basins, click here.	

Water Conservation Measures
South Florida is now under the District’s Year-Round Landscape Irrigation Rule that limits residential and business landscape irrigation to two or three days per week based on location.
Some city and county governments have adopted local ordinances that differ from the District rule and may further limit landscape irrigation. To determine watering days and times in your area, contact your local government or visit www.sfwmd.gov/2days.
Customers of the West Palm Beach and Lake Worth utilities remain under local orders that limit landscape irrigation to one day per week.

After months of cutbacks as directed by the District’s water shortage orders, permitted water users such as nurseries, agriculture, golf courses and utilities are required to continue following the water use conditions in their permits.
Copies of water use permits can be found in the Application/Permit records search online at www.sfwmd.gov/ePermitting.

For information about water conservation, visit www.savewaterfl.com.

Information about current weather and water conditions can be found at www.sfwmd.gov/waterwatch.
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Media inquiries can be directed to: Randy Smith
South Florida Water Management District
Office: (561) 682-2800 or Cellular: (561) 389-3386