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State Water Resource Plan (Florida Statutes: Title XXVIII Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use; Chapter 373 Water Resources; Part I; ss. 373.012-373.200)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Florida
Document type
Legislation
Date
1941 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Sustainable use Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Groundwater Pollution control Water abstraction Water conservation zone Water quality standards Water rights Water shortage/drought Water supply Waterworks Flood Hazards Drainage/land reclamation Ecosystem preservation Protection of environment Recreational water use Inland waters Navigation Protected area Harbour Public health Governance Saltwater intrusion/siltation Policy/planning Local government Institution Basin/catchment/watershed River basin institution Procedural matters Royalties/fees Tax/levy Property rights Water charges Authorization/permit Liability/compensation Capacity building Zoning Traditional rights/customary rights Basic legislation Environmental planning Indigenous peoples Offences/penalties Sub-national agreement Surface water Use restrictions
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Part of Chapter 373 of the Florida Statutes (the Chapter 373 being known as the Florida Water Resources Act of 1972) concerns state water resource planning. The Act declares that the Department of Environmental Protection and the governing board of a water management district must take into account cumulative impacts on water resources and manage those resources in a manner to ensure their sustainability. The Act further declares to be the policy to provide for the management of water and related land resources; to promote the conservation, replenishment, recapture, enhancement, development, and proper utilization of surface and groundwater; to develop and regulate dams, impoundments, reservoirs, and other works and to provide water storage for beneficial purposes; to promote the availability of sufficient water for all existing and future reasonable-beneficial uses and natural systems; to prevent damage from floods, soil erosion, and excessive drainage; to minimize degradation of water resources caused by the discharge of stormwater; to preserve natural resources, fish, and wildlife; to promote recreational development, protect public lands, and assist in maintaining the navigability of rivers and harbors; and otherwise to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the state of Florida. To achieve these purposes, the Act provides for general powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection; establishing saltwater barrier line against the saltwater intrusion; Florida water plan, and district water management plans; Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery Strategy; pilot program for alternative water supply development in restricted allocation areas; Floridan and Biscayne aquifers, and designation of prime groundwater recharge areas; minimum flows and minimum water levels; establishment and implementation of minimum flows and minimum water levels; state agencies, counties, drainage districts, municipalities, or governmental agencies or public corporations authorized to convey or receive land from water management districts; creation of water management districts; basins and basin boards; duties of basin boards, and authorized expenditures; basin taxes; creation and operation of basin boards; district works using aquifer for storage and supply; sale or exchange of lands, or interests or rights in lands; lease of lands or interest in land and personal property; permit required for construction involving underground formation; Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission; procedure for water use and impoundment construction permit applications; limitation on liability of water management district with respect to areas made available to the public for recreational purposes without charge; information program regarding hydrologic conditioning and consumption of major surface and groundwater sources; declaration of water shortage, and emergency orders; local Florida-friendly landscaping ordinances; water management district implementation of Florida-friendly landscaping; Florida Forever Water Management District Work Plan; and Seminole Tribe Water Rights Compact.

Full text
English
Website
www.flsenate.gov