Florida Statutes Part I - State Water Resource Plan (Ss. 373.012-373.200)

• 373.012 - Topographic Mapping.
  (1) In order to accelerate topographic mapping in this state by the United States Geological Survey, the Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and directed to...
• 373.013 - Short Title.
  This chapter shall be known as the “Florida Water Resources Act of 1972.”History.—s. 1, part I, ch. 72-299.
• 373.016 - Declaration Of Policy.
  (1) The waters in the state are among its basic resources. Such waters have not heretofore been conserved or fully controlled so as to realize their...
• 373.019 - Definitions.
  When appearing in this chapter or in any rule, regulation, or order adopted pursuant thereto, the term:(1) “Alternative water supplies” means salt water; brackish surface and...
• 373.023 - Scope And Application.
  (1) All waters in the state are subject to regulation under the provisions of this chapter unless specifically exempted by general or special law.(2) No state or...
• 373.026 - General Powers And Duties Of The Department.
  The department, or its successor agency, shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter at the state level. However, it is the policy of...
• 373.033 - Saltwater Barrier Line.
  (1) The department may, at the request of the board of county commissioners of any county, at the request of the governing board of any water...
• 373.036 - Florida Water Plan; District Water Management Plans.
  (1) FLORIDA WATER PLAN.—In cooperation with the water management districts, regional water supply authorities, and others, the department shall develop the Florida water plan. The Florida...
• 373.0363 - Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery Strategy.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Central Florida Coordination Area” means all of Polk, Osceola, Orange, and Seminole Counties, and southern Lake County, as designated...
• 373.0397 - Floridan And Biscayne Aquifers; Designation Of Prime Groundwater Recharge Areas.
  Upon preparation of an inventory of prime groundwater recharge areas for the Floridan or Biscayne aquifers, but prior to adoption by the governing board, the...
• 373.042 - Minimum Flows And Levels.
  (1) Within each section, or the water management district as a whole, the department or the governing board shall establish the following:(a) Minimum flow for all surface...
• 373.0421 - Establishment And Implementation Of Minimum Flows And Levels.
  (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—(a) Considerations.—When establishing minimum flows and levels pursuant to s. 373.042, the department or governing board shall consider changes and structural alterations to watersheds, surface waters,...
• 373.043 - Adoption And Enforcement Of Rules By The Department.
  The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.History.—s. 8, part I, ch. 72-299;...
• 373.044 - Rules; Enforcement; Availability Of Personnel Rules.
  The governing board of the district is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. Rules...
• 373.046 - Interagency Agreements.
  (1) The department may enter into interagency agreements with or among any other state agencies conducting programs or exercising powers related to or affecting the water...
• 373.047 - Cooperation Between Districts.
  Any water management district is authorized to advise flood control districts or other water management districts of the state in processing matters with the federal...
• 373.056 - State Agencies, Counties, Drainage Districts, Municipalities, Or Governmental Agencies Or Public Corporations Authorized To Convey Or Receive Land From Water Management Districts.
  (1)(a) When it is found to be in the public interest and for the public convenience and welfare, and for the public benefit, and necessary for...
• 373.069 - Creation Of Water Management Districts.
  (1) At 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 1976, the state shall be divided into the following water management districts:(a) Northwest Florida Water Management District.(b) Suwannee River Water Management...
• 373.0691 - Transfer Of Areas.
  (1) At the time of change of boundaries of the respective districts under s. 373.069(3), 1976 Supplement to Florida Statutes 1975, all contractual obligations with respect...
• 373.0693 - Basins; Basin Boards.
  (1)(a) Any areas within a district may be designated by the district governing board as subdistricts or basins. The designations of such basins shall be made...
• 373.0695 - Duties Of Basin Boards; Authorized Expenditures.
  (1) The various boards shall be responsible for discharging the following described functions in their respective basins:(a) The preparation of engineering plans for development of the water...
• 373.0697 - Basin Taxes.
  The respective basins may, pursuant to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution, by resolution request the governing board of the district to levy...
• 373.0698 - Creation And Operation Of Basin Boards; Other Laws Superseded.
  The provisions of ss. 373.0693-373.0697 shall govern the creation and operation of basin boards within any water management district, the provisions of any other general...
• 373.073 - Governing Board.
  (1)(a) The governing board of each water management district shall be composed of 9 members who shall reside within the district, except that the Southwest Florida...
• 373.076 - Vacancies In The Governing Board; Removal From Office.
  (1) Vacancies occurring in the governing board of a district prior to the expiration of the affected term shall be filled for the unexpired term.(2) The Governor...
• 373.079 - Members Of Governing Board; Oath Of Office; Staff.
  (1) Each member of the governing board of the district, before entering upon his or her official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath, before...
• 373.083 - General Powers And Duties Of The Governing Board.
  In addition to other powers and duties allowed it by law, the governing board is authorized to:(1) Contract with public agencies, private corporations, or other persons;...
• 373.084 - District Works, Operation By Other Governmental Agencies.
  The district may permit governing bodies of water conservation districts, drainage and other improvement districts, and federal, state and local governments, authorities or agencies to...
• 373.085 - Use Of Works Or Land By Other Districts Or Private Persons.
  (1)(a) In order to promote water quantity and water resource development, projects that improve flood control, and conservation of lands, the district and other governmental agencies...
• 373.086 - Providing For District Works.
  (1) In order to carry out the works for the district, and for effectuating the purposes of this chapter, the governing board is authorized to clean...
• 373.087 - District Works Using Aquifer For Storage And Supply.
  The governing board may establish works of the district for the purpose of introducing water into, or drawing water from, the underlying aquifer for storage...
• 373.088 - Application Fees For Certain Real Estate Transactions.
  The governing board may adopt rules to provide for the assessment and collection of reasonable fees for the processing of applications for sale, easement, lease,...
• 373.089 - Sale Or Exchange Of Lands, Or Interests Or Rights In Lands.
  The governing board of the district may sell lands, or interests or rights in lands, to which the district has acquired title or to which...
• 373.093 - Lease Of Lands Or Interest In Land And Personal Property.
  The governing board of the district may lease any lands or interest in land, including but not limited to oil and mineral rights, to which...
• 373.096 - Releases.
  The governing board of the district may release any easement, reservation or right-of-way interests, conveyed to it for which it has no present or apparent...
• 373.099 - Execution Of Instruments.
  Any instruments of sale, lease, release, or conveyance executed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be executed in the name of the district...
• 373.103 - Powers Which May Be Vested In The Governing Board At The Department’s Discretion.
  In addition to the other powers and duties allowed it by law, the governing board of a water management district may be specifically authorized by...
• 373.106 - Permit Required For Construction Involving Underground Formation.
  (1) No construction may be begun on a project involving artificial recharge or the intentional introduction of water into any underground formation except as permitted in...
• 373.107 - Citation Of Rule.
  In addition to any other provisions within this part or any rules promulgated hereunder, the permitting agency shall, when requesting information for a permit application...
• 373.109 - Permit Application Fees.
  When a water management district governing board, the department, or a local government implements a regulatory system under this chapter or one which has been...
• 373.113 - Adoption Of Rules By The Governing Board.
  In administering the provisions of this chapter the governing board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of...
• 373.1131 - Consolidated Action On Permits.
  (1) Whenever the implementation of specific authority granted by this chapter, or whenever delegation of another program requiring permits or other authorizations, would result in the...
• 373.1135 - Small Business Program.
  Each water management district, as created in this chapter, may implement a small business program designed to help small businesses, including those owned by women...
• 373.114 - Land And Water Adjudicatory Commission; Review Of District Rules And Orders; Department Review Of District Rules.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, have the exclusive authority to review any...
• 373.116 - Procedure For Water Use And Impoundment Construction Permit Applications.
  (1) Applications for water use permits, under part II of this chapter; for permits for construction or alteration of dams, impoundments, reservoirs, and appurtenant works, under...
• 373.117 - Certification By Professional Engineer.
  (1) If an application for a permit or license to conduct an activity regulated under this chapter requires the services of a professional engineer as regulated...
• 373.1175 - Signing And Sealing By Professional Geologists.
  (1) If an application for a permit or license, or the performance of an activity regulated under this chapter, requires the services of a professional geologist...
• 373.118 - General Permits; Delegation.
  (1) The governing board may adopt rules establishing a general permit system under this chapter for projects, or categories of projects, which have, either singly or...
• 373.119 - Administrative Enforcement Procedures; Orders.
  (1) Whenever the executive director of a water management district has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation...
• 373.123 - Penalty.
  Any person, real or artificial, that shall construct or enlarge, or cause to be constructed or enlarged, a canal or shall enlarge or deepen a...
• 373.129 - Maintenance Of Actions.
  The department, the governing board of any water management district, any local board, or a local government to which authority has been delegated pursuant to...
• 373.136 - Enforcement Of Regulations And Orders.
  (1) The governing board may enforce its regulations and orders adopted pursuant to this chapter, by suit for injunction or other appropriate action in the courts...
• 373.139 - Acquisition Of Real Property.
  (1) The Legislature declares it to be necessary for the public health and welfare that water and water-related resources be conserved and protected. The acquisition of...
• 373.1391 - Management Of Real Property.
  (1)(a) Lands titled to the governing boards of the districts shall be managed and maintained, to the extent practicable, in such a way as to ensure...
• 373.1395 - Limitation On Liability Of Water Management District With Respect To Areas Made Available To The Public For Recreational Purposes Without Charge.
  (1) The purpose of this section is to encourage water management districts to make available land, water areas, and park areas to the public for outdoor...
• 373.1401 - Management Of Lands Of Water Management Districts.
  In addition to provisions contained in s. 373.1391(1) for soil and water conservation districts, the governing board of each water management district may contract with...
• 373.145 - Information Program Regarding Hydrologic Conditioning And Consumption Of Major Surface And Groundwater Sources.
  In order to aid in the development of a better understanding of the unique surface and groundwater resources of this state, the water management districts...
• 373.146 - Publication Of Notices, Process, And Papers.
  (1) Whenever in this chapter the publication of any notice, process, or paper is required or provided for, unless otherwise provided by law, the publication thereof...
• 373.149 - Existing Districts Preserved.
  The enactment of this act shall not affect the existence of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District created by chapter 25270, 1949, Laws...
• 373.1501 - South Florida Water Management District As Local Sponsor.
  (1) As used in this section and s. 373.026(8), the term:(a) “C-111 Project” means the project identified in the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, Real...
• 373.1502 - Regulation Of Comprehensive Plan Project Components.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Regulation Act.”(2) FINDINGS; INTENT.—(a) The Legislature finds that implementation of the comprehensive plan, as defined...
• 373.171 - Rules.
  (1) In order to obtain the most beneficial use of the water resources of the state and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and...
• 373.1725 - Notice Of Intent By Publication.
  In addition to rulemaking procedures required pursuant to chapter 120, the water management districts, when proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule, shall provide...
• 373.175 - Declaration Of Water Shortage; Emergency Orders.
  (1) The governing board of the district may by order declare that a water shortage exists within all or part of the district when insufficient ground...
• 373.185 - Local Florida-friendly Landscaping Ordinances.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Local government” means any county or municipality of the state.(b) “Florida-friendly landscaping” means quality landscapes that conserve water, protect the...
• 373.187 - Water Management District Implementation Of Florida-friendly Landscaping.
  Each water management district shall use Florida-friendly landscaping, as defined in s. 373.185, on public property associated with buildings and facilities owned by the district...
• 373.199 - Florida Forever Water Management District Work Plan.
  (1) Over the years, the Legislature has created numerous programs and funded several initiatives intended to restore, conserve, protect, and manage Florida’s water resources and the...
• 373.200 - Seminole Tribe Water Rights Compact.
  Pursuant to the provisions of s. 285.165, the South Florida Water Management District is authorized to act in accordance with the Seminole Tribe Water Rights...

Last modified: September 23, 2016