It is also working to replace six new floodgates with stainless steel gates that will be more resistant to flood water. SWFWMD’s Operations Bureau Chief Jerry Mallams says the work is ongoing ...

The west side of the county saw unprecedented flooding, too. Water covered the parking lot of the Wyndlake plaza on Old County Road 54 near the intersection of State Road 54 in New Port Richey ...

The region has been hit by drought, record rainfall and a cyclone just this year.