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Permitting of Consumptive Uses of Water (Florida Statutes: Title XXVIII Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use; Chapter 373 Water Resources; Part II; ss. 373.203-373.250)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Florida
Document type
Legislation
Date
1941 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Potable water Water supply Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Basin/catchment/watershed Authorization/permit Irrigation Water conservation zone Contract/agreement Water shortage/drought Hazards Recycling/reuse Water abstraction Inland waters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Part of Chapter 373 of the Florida Statutes concerns permitting of consumptive uses of water. More specifically, it provides for artesian wells, and regulation of the flow; abandoned artesian wells; implementation of program for regulating the consumptive use of water; requirement of permits; preferred water supply sources; effect of prior land acquisition on consumptive use permitting; water conservation and comprehensive statewide water conservation program requirements; landscape irrigation design; application for permit; interdistrict transfers of groundwater; validation of prior agreements between water management districts; declaration of water shortage or emergency; preserving the existing regulatory districts; and reuse of reclaimed water.

Full text
English
Website
www.flsenate.gov