9 chapters · 738 sections in this title.
Fla. Stat. § 373.219 Permits required
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(1) The governing board or the department may require such permits for consumptive use of water and may impose such reasonable conditions as are necessary to assure that such use is consistent with the overall objectives of the district or department and is not harmful to the wat…
Fla. Stat. § 373.223 Conditions for a permit
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(1) To obtain a permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the applicant must establish that the proposed use of water:(a) Is a reasonable-beneficial use as defined in s. 373.019;(b) Will not interfere with any presently existing legal use of water; and(c) Is consistent w…
Fla. Stat. § 373.2234 Preferred water supply sources
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(1) The governing board of a water management district is authorized to adopt rules that identify preferred water supply sources for consumptive uses for which there is sufficient data to establish that a preferred source will provide a substantial new water supply to meet the ex…
Fla. Stat. § 373.2235 Effect of prior land acquisition on consumptive use permitting
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The fact that any applicant has acquired, by the exercise of eminent domain or otherwise, any land for the specific purpose of serving as a site for a wellfield or right-of-way prior to obtaining a consumptive use permit from a water management district does not create any presum…