Florida Statutes Part III - Regulation Of Wells (Ss. 373.302-373.342)

  • 373.302 - Legislative Findings.
    The Legislature recognizes that the practice of constructing, repairing, and abandoning water wells, if conducted by incompetent contractors, is potentially threatening to the health of...
  • 373.303 - Definitions.
    As used in this part, the term:(1) “Abandoned water well” means a well the use of which has been permanently discontinued. Any well shall be deemed...
  • 373.306 - Scope.
    No person shall construct, repair, abandon, or cause to be constructed, repaired, or abandoned, any water well contrary to the provisions of this part and...
  • 373.308 - Implementation Of Programs For Regulating Water Wells.
    (1) The department shall authorize the governing board of a water management district to implement a program for the issuance of permits for the location, construction,...
  • 373.309 - Authority To Adopt Rules And Procedures.
    (1) The department shall adopt, and may from time to time amend, rules governing the location, construction, repair, and abandonment of water wells and shall be...
  • 373.313 - Prior Permission And Notification.
    (1) Taking into consideration other applicable state laws, in any geographical area where the department determines such permission to be reasonably necessary to protect the groundwater...
  • 373.314 - 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...
  • 373.316 - Existing Installations.
    No well in existence on the effective date of this part shall be required to conform to the provisions of s. 373.313 or any rules...
  • 373.319 - Inspections.
    (1) The department is authorized to inspect any water well or abandoned water well. Duly authorized representatives of the department may at reasonable times enter upon...
  • 373.323 - Licensure Of Water Well Contractors; Application, Qualifications, And Examinations; Equipment Identification.
    (1) Every person who wishes to engage in business as a water well contractor shall obtain from the water management district a license to conduct such...
  • 373.324 - License Renewal.
    (1) A water well contractor shall submit an application for renewal of a license to the water management district which issued the license.(2) The water management district...
  • 373.325 - Inactive Status.
    A license which has become inactive pursuant to s. 373.324 may be renewed or reactivated upon application to the water management district, as follows:(1) A license...
  • 373.326 - Exemptions.
    (1) When the water management district finds that compliance with all requirements of this part would result in undue hardship, an exemption from any one or...
  • 373.329 - Fees For Licensure.
    The department by rule shall establish fees to be paid for application for licensure, application for license renewal, and the penalty fee for renewal of...
  • 373.333 - Disciplinary Guidelines; Adoption And Enforcement; License Suspension Or Revocation.
    (1) The department shall adopt by rule disciplinary guidelines applicable to each specific ground for disciplinary action which may be imposed by the water management districts,...
  • 373.335 - Clearinghouse.
    The department, in conjunction with the water management districts, shall establish a statewide clearinghouse which will allow each water management district to access information regarding...
  • 373.336 - Unlawful Acts; Penalties.
    (1) It is unlawful for any person to:(a) Practice water well contracting without an active license issued pursuant to this part.(b) Construct, repair, or abandon a water well,...
  • 373.337 - Rules.
    The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part, providing each water management district and representatives...
  • 373.342 - Permits.
    (1) The governing board of any water management district which, pursuant to the authority delegated to it by the department under s. 373.308 or s. 373.309,...

Last modified: September 23, 2016