Environment

The St. Johns River Water Management District rescinded its Phase III Extreme Water Shortage declaration for Lake County on November 9, after rainfall raised groundwater and surface-water levels. The district’s standard winter schedule — one watering day a week — still applies.

November is Manatee Awareness Month, and Florida’s manatees are moving to warm water, the FWC says. At Blue Spring in Orange City, swim season ended November 14, day-use reservations are now required, and hundreds of manatees are expected in the 72-degree spring run through March.