After months of little to no rain, the clouds opened up over the past three days and sent barrelsful of rain to our drought-stricken counties.

Dry conditions are prompting burn bans and water restrictions across several counties in Georgia and North Florida, with officials urging residents to take conservation seriously.

Residents in portions of North Florida, including Duval County, are being asked to conserve water after the St. Johns River Water Management District issued a Phase II water-shortage declaration.

The St. Johns River Water Management District has issued a Modified Phase II Severe Water Shortage for parts of Northeast and Central Florida because of limited rainfall and falling water levels.

The St. Johns River Water Management District has issued an amended order declaring a Phase I moderate water shortage that includes Putnam County, the agency said.

A moderate water shortage was declared for Duval County and parts of Alachua, Baker, Bradford and Marion counties on Tuesday as drought conditions persist across Northeast Florida and surrounding areas.

A moderate water shortage was declared for Duval County and parts of Alachua, Baker, Bradford and Marion counties on Tuesday as drought conditions persist across Northeast Florida and surrounding areas.

The St. Johns River Water Management District works to ensure a sustainable water supply for people and the environment across 18 counties in northeast and east-central Florida. The District manages water resources through scientific research, restoration projects, and partnerships that help protect Florida’s springs, rivers, wetlands, and natural resources.

The St. Johns River Water Management District is reminding residents and businesses across the Lower St. Johns River basin that watering restrictions will change to once per week on Nov. 2.

Officials are reviewing an application that includes demolishing the Adventure Landing amusement park and redeveloping the site for commercial use, according to News4JAX partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.

As daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9, the St. Johns River Water Management District is reminding residents and businesses across the St. Johns River Lower Basin—Nassau, Duval, Baker, Bradford, Clay, St. Johns, Flagler, and Putnam—about important changes to watering restrictions.

Despite recent rainfall, it says rainfall in June was below average for the fifth consecutive month. There are some simple things people can do to cut down on water usage and their bill.

With increasingly high temperatures and little significant rainfall these past several weeks, JEA said on Tuesday it continues to experience exceptionally high demand for its reclaimed water supply, so it strongly urges all drinking and reclaimed water customers to follow mandatory watering restrictions set forth by the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD).

We will update this list as information becomes available ahead of the storm.

Five Northeast Florida schools were recognized recently with grant money from the St. Johns River Water Management District to support teachers’ efforts to educate students about the importance of Florida’s freshwater and estuarine systems.

We're continuing to update this list of closures as we learn more from our local counties.

New research out of the University of Florida suggests that stormwater ponds, specifically permanently wet retention ponds, are a significant source of climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions.

After the drowning deaths of two children with autism this year, city council members are meeting with state regulators to figure out how to move forward with new safety requirements for retention ponds across Duval County.

As we turn our clocks back one hour at 2 am Sunday morning it is also time to change your irrigation timer settings to water your lawn on a designated day. Odd addresses water on Saturday and even residential addresses Sunday. Keep in mind that you may not need supplemental irrigation at all if it has rained.”Public water supply is the largest category of water use in the District’s 18-county region — about 565.5 million gallons of water a day. Most of this water is for residential water use, and many people don’t realize that more than half of total residential water use is used outdoors if the home has an automatic irrigation system. Efficient irrigation systems that are scheduled correctly can save up to half of that outdoor water use.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday tapped outgoing Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, to serve on the governing board of the St. Johns River Water Management District. Bradley, an attorney, will leave the Senate in November because of term limits. While in the Legislature, Bradley has been involved in efforts such as boosting funding for springs restoration. DeSantis also appointed Janet Price, a senior manager of environmental affairs with Rayonier Inc., to the water-management district board.

The wild, scenic lands of the St. Johns River Water Management District will reopen for camping reservations beginning at 1 p.m. Friday. The sites include Bayard Conservation Area in Green Cove Springs, Black Creek Ravines in Middleburg, Moses Creek Conservation Area in St. Augustine and Murphy Island Conservation Area in Satsuma. Both first-come/first-serve and reservable campsites will be open for primitive tent camping only in the districts wild, natural, scenic lands. To view reservable camping sites and to make a reservation, visit the districts online camping reservation system. Camping areas on district lands have been closed since March 20 following guidance from the state of Florida and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.