NORTH FLORIDA HEADLINES

• Some fret over Scott's plan to cut water district taxes 25% (Florida Times-Union)
• Sneads wastewater treatment plant gets national honor (JC Floridan)
• Ga. governor: New reservoirs would ease water dispute (Associated Press)
• Pipeline project from paper mill to St. Johns River continues (Daily Record)
• Rep. Williams defends campaign to block EPA water rules (Florida Independent)
• School board mum with mayor over stormwater fee dispute (Gainesville Sun)

CENTRAL FLORIDA HEADLINES

• Lake Alfred water plan on tap (News Chief)
• Family wants to bottle Marion County spring water (WFTV Orlando)
• St. Johns River water district buys key conservation land (News-Journal)
  • Land deal saves key piece of wildlife corridor (Orlando Sentinel)
• Residents want independent audit of Tampa water department (Tampa Tribune)
• Tarpon Springs gets reverse osmosis water plant permit (St. Petersburg Times)
• Miramar water main break repaired (Sun Sentinel)

SOUTH FLORIDA HEADLINES

• 400 billion gallons drained from Lake O adds to water strain (Sun Sentinel)
  • South Florida drought could worsen (Sun Sentinel)
• Lake O releases will cause drop in Caloosahatchee salinity (News-Press)
• Fight to preserve wildlife around Lake Okeechobee (WPTV West Palm Beach)
• Everglades 'short-changed' under Gov. Scott's budget proposal (Naples News)
• BLOG: Governor's budget cuts could change SFWMD (Sun Sentinel)
• Stormwater utility hinges on study results (Clearwater Beacon)
• Sebastian formulating drainage improvement map, schedule (TC Palm)
• Village of Islamorada asks for more time to avoid penalty on sewers (Keys Net)
• Group to remove harmful plants from Lake Okeechobee area (Hometown News)
• ECWCD begins construction of water control project (Lehigh Acres Citizen)
• Vero Beach water, sewer rate increases not likely for a few years (TC Palm)

NATIONAL HEADLINES

• Water groups urge Congress to address water in Farm Bill (WaterWorld)
• New study finds warming could dry out Southwest (Time Magazine)
• Science agencies targeted for cuts (Nature)
• Bill would help Washington property owners with water (Columbia Basin Herald)
• Ohio governor sees fracking as opportunity for state (Times Reporter)
• Sea level rise could turn New York into Venice (WNYC New York)
• Georgia port expansion could threaten drinking water (AP)
  
  

• Baltic nations optimistic on cleanup pledges (AFP)
• Chile drought looms as La Niña takes toll (UPI)
• Australia's floods, cyclone stress Great Barrier Reef (AP)
• China snowfall brings limited relief to dry areas (Reuters)
• Water shortages to force Mideast cooperation, study says (AFP)