
Avoiding Canal Overflows: Lake Worth Drainage District
BACKGROUND
Lake Worth Drainage District (LWDD) is a vital partner in ensuring the continued economic prosperity of the Southwest Florida region, monitoring and controlling a complex system of approximately 500 miles of canals, 20 major water control structures across more than 200 square miles.
SUMMARY
Because SmartCover integrates with NOAA rainfall information, regional radar data and tidal information, it has revolutionized the District’s response time, thereby enabling operators to react to changes in near real-time, while reducing the uncertainty around dynamically changing conditions in the network.
Working with SmartCover, LWDD is continuing to get more proactive with their operations. Understanding how to prepare the network for upcoming storms and knowing when canal cleaning and maintenance is needed has also meant that landowners served by the District are enjoying lower insurance costs as a result of FEMA-recognized best management practices.
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