Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Executive Order 23-06, issued Jan. 11, was a watershed moment in the history of Florida water politics — no pun intended.
It laid out what DeSantis characterized as a sweeping agenda to clean up Florida’s troubled waters, committed billions to Everglades restoration and other projects and directed state regulatory agencies to up their game.
It garnered loud praise from many, knee-jerk derision from others. But here at VoteWater we think the order — and all it might portend — is too important for a quick, hot take.
So: What’s really in Executive Order 23-06, and will it be the game-changer DeSantis claims?
We break it down into three categories: The good, the unclear, and the political.
