The Florida Department of Environmental Protection argued that a district judge's injunction should be put on hold.

Experts say that Rodman Dam is in disrepair and could pose a risk downstream if we were hit by hurricane. Opponents say that ...

Officials with Manatee County say during the heavy rains ... the county is working to update inundation maps for structures downstream of the dam.

But after Hurricane Debby, some East Manatee County residents who did not live downstream of the dam were convinced that ... agencies and the county to map the flow of water during the storm.

But after Hurricane Debby, some East Manatee County residents who did not live downstream of the dam were convinced that ... agencies and the county to map the flow of water during the storm.

Two people have already died in a tornado in Wheeler County, Georgia ... the rains have become so intense that Lake Lure Dam risks overflowing, with communities downstream evacuated to higher ...

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In addition, the county shared details of what’s been done at the Lake Manatee Dam ahead of the storm. Residents who experienced devastating flooding last month after Hurricane Debby criticized ...

Manatee County Government is making storm preparations for a tropical disturbance that is expected to impact Florida later this week as a hurricane. The preparations include completed repairs to ...

but county officials say that is not the case. Director of Natural Resources Charlie Hunsicker used a map to explain. He said the dam flows downstream into the Manatee River and eventually into ...

County staff operate the dam 24 hours a day ... but it was not backing up because of a contribution of the Manatee River,” Hunsicker said. Maps showing the water flow from every watershed ...