Wildlife commissioners wrangle with water managers over Everglades flooding | The Florida Current

It seems that confusion reigns at the South Florida Water Management District. "Management" is part of their name after all. Click title for link to Florida Current article.

South Florida Water Management District officials said those water diversions to the east and west were reduced in late summer through projects that sent more water south toward the Everglades. The 671,831-acre Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area was closed during the summer because of record high water levels.
Commissioner Ron Bergeron of Fort Lauderdale warned that too much water is "sudden death" for wildlife that is stranded on islands within the wildlife management area. He repeatedly asked whether state and federal officials could have a plan ready to prevent future flooding and wildlife kills.