St. Johns River Water Management District

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regional government agency special taxing district water management district

St. Johns River Water Management District is a regional Florida government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources, including rivers, lakes, wetlands, and coastal ecosystems such as the Indian River Lagoon.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
St. Johns River Water Management District canonical	9
Governing Board of St. Johns River Water Management District	1
St. Johns River Water Management District area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2869571 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: St. Johns River Water Management District
Context triple: [Indian River Lagoon, governedBy, St. Johns River Water Management District]

A. Northwest Florida Water Management District
The Northwest Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources and related ecosystems in the northwestern part of Florida.
B. South Florida Water Management District
The South Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources in South Florida, including leading major restoration and flood control efforts.
C. Sunshine Water Control District
Sunshine Water Control District is a special-purpose local government entity in Florida responsible for managing water resources, drainage, and flood control within its designated service area.
D. Kissimmee River basin
The Kissimmee River basin is a major watershed in central Florida that drains into Lake Okeechobee and plays a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetland ecosystems.
E. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state agency responsible for protecting Florida’s natural resources and overseeing environmental management and regulation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: St. Johns River Water Management District
Target entity description: St. Johns River Water Management District is a regional Florida government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources, including rivers, lakes, wetlands, and coastal ecosystems such as the Indian River Lagoon.

A. Northwest Florida Water Management District
The Northwest Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources and related ecosystems in the northwestern part of Florida.
B. South Florida Water Management District
The South Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources in South Florida, including leading major restoration and flood control efforts.
C. Sunshine Water Control District
Sunshine Water Control District is a special-purpose local government entity in Florida responsible for managing water resources, drainage, and flood control within its designated service area.
D. Kissimmee River basin
The Kissimmee River basin is a major watershed in central Florida that drains into Lake Okeechobee and plays a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetland ecosystems.
E. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state agency responsible for protecting Florida’s natural resources and overseeing environmental management and regulation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	regional government agency ⓘ special taxing district ⓘ water management district ⓘ
boardMembersAppointedBy	Governor of Florida ⓘ
collaboratesWith	environmental organizations ⓘ federal agencies ⓘ local governments in Florida ⓘ water utilities ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdBy	Florida Legislature ⓘ
foundedIn	1970s ⓘ
fundedBy	ad valorem property taxes ⓘ federal and grant funds ⓘ state appropriations ⓘ
governingBody	Governing Board of St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ linked to: St. Johns River Water Management District
headquartersLocation	Palatka, Florida ⓘ linked to: Palatka, Florida, United States
jurisdiction	Indian River Lagoon ⓘ St. Johns River basin ⓘ linked to: St. Johns River parts of central Florida ⓘ parts of the Atlantic coastal basin in Florida ⓘ
legalBasis	Chapter 373, Florida Statutes ⓘ Florida Water Resources Act of 1972 ⓘ
locatedIn	east‑central Florida ⓘ northeast Florida ⓘ north‑central Florida ⓘ
mandate	flood protection ⓘ natural systems protection ⓘ water quality protection ⓘ water supply management ⓘ
parentAgency	State of Florida ⓘ linked to: Florida
partOf	Florida water management district system ⓘ
responsibleFor	aquifer recharge protection ⓘ environmental resource permitting ⓘ land acquisition for conservation ⓘ managing Indian River Lagoon resources ⓘ managing coastal ecosystems ⓘ managing lakes ⓘ managing rivers ⓘ managing wetlands ⓘ minimum flows and levels establishment ⓘ public lands management ⓘ restoration projects ⓘ surface water management permitting ⓘ water use permitting ⓘ watershed management planning ⓘ
serviceArea	Indian River Lagoon watershed ⓘ linked to: Indian River Lagoon St. Johns River watershed ⓘ linked to: St. Johns River parts of 18 Florida counties (approximate) ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian River Lagoon → governedBy → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

St. Johns River → associatedProtectedArea → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

St. Johns River Water Management District → governingBody → Governing Board of St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

linked to: St. Johns River Water Management District

Lake Monroe → locatedInRegion → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

Wekiva River → managedBy → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

Lake George (Florida) → governedBy → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

Florida water management districts → hasPart → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

Lake Apopka → managedBy → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

Florida Water Resources Act of 1972 → implementedBy → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

Lake Brooklyn → monitoredBy → St. Johns River Water Management District ⓘ

Suwannee River Water Management District area → borderedBy → St. Johns River Water Management District area ⓘ