Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 298.001 (2025)

Districts designated as “water control” districts.

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298.001 Districts designated as “water control” districts.A water management district or a drainage district heretofore or hereafter created pursuant to the method authorized in this chapter or a water management district created by special act to operate under the authority of this chapter shall be designated as a water control district.
History.s. 1, ch. 78-153.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Water Control Dist. of South Brevard v. Davidson, 638 So. 2d 521 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).
Water Control Dist. of South Brevard v. Davidson, 638 So. 2d 521 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994). “That statute remains today, essentially unchanged, in section 298.001-78, Florida Statutes. It authorizes the creation of water districts by chancery court proceedings, in which title is conveyed to the District by the landowners in a District.”
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