EVERGLADES, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis celebrated the opening of a new dam in southwest Florida Tuesday morning.
The more than 55 billion-gallon reservoir will help triple South Florida’s water storage capacity.
The governor says that the new reservoir will capture water during the dry season and release during the rainy season.
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