John W. Alter named to Northwest Florida Water Management District governing Board

Governor Rick Scott on Wednesday appointed a new member to the Northwest Florida Water Management District.

The Northwest Florida Water Management District is a 9 member board which oversees water issues across North Florida from the St. Marks River Basin in Jefferson County to the Perdido River in Escambia County.

The governor’s office announced the appointment of 75 year old John W. Alter of Malone to the board for a term that will end in March of 2015.
He will replace Philip McMillan in the Apalachicola-Chipola-Lower Chattahoochee River Basin seat on the board.
Mister Malone is a retired public relations executive and manages Alter-Bevis Farms, which was designated as a Florida Stewardship Forest in 2000.
He was recognized as Florida District One Tree Farmer of the Year in 2008 and Jackson County Tree Farmer of the Year in 2000 and 2002.


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