Florida Statute 373.219 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 373
WATER RESOURCES

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F.S. 373.219

373.219 Permits required.—

(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 water resources of the area. However, no permit shall be required for domestic consumption of water by individual users.

(2) In the event that any person shall file a complaint with the governing board or the department that any other person is making a diversion, withdrawal, impoundment, or consumptive use of water not expressly exempted under the provisions of this chapter and without a permit to do so, the governing board or the department shall cause an investigation to be made, and if the facts stated in the complaint are verified the governing board or the department shall order the discontinuance of the use.

(3) For Outstanding Florida Springs, the department shall adopt uniform rules for issuing permits which prevent groundwater withdrawals that are harmful to the water resources and adopt by rule a uniform definition of the term “harmful to the water resources” to provide water management districts with minimum standards necessary to be consistent with the overall water policy of the state. This subsection does not prohibit a water management district from adopting a definition that is more protective of the water resources consistent with local or regional conditions and objectives.

History.—s. 2, part II, ch. 72-299; s. 9, ch. 73-190; s. 9, ch. 2016-1.

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Village of Tequesta v. Jupiter Inlet Corp.

371 So. 2d 663, 1979 Fla. LEXIS 4668

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 3, 1979 | Docket: 1786394

Cited 24 times | Published

individual users" from the requirements of a permit. § 373.219(1) Fla. Stat. (1973). Jupiter, in serving a 120-unit

Middlebrooks v. ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MGT. DIST.

529 So. 2d 1167, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1608, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 2911, 1988 WL 68502

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 7, 1988 | Docket: 1523800

Cited 7 times | Published

consumptive use permit (C.U.P.) pursuant to section 373.219(1), Florida Statutes (1985),[1] but which conditioned

Southwest Florida Water Management Dist. v. Charlotte Cty.

774 So. 2d 903, 2001 WL 10391

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 2001 | Docket: 1330773

Cited 4 times | Published

"[10]See also § 373.044, Fla.Stat. (1995). Section 373.219(1), Florida Statutes (1995), gives the water

Davey Compressor Co. v. City of Delray Beach

613 So. 2d 60, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 3, 1993 WL 890

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 6, 1993 | Docket: 454325

Cited 4 times | Published

individual users" from the requirements of a permit. § 373.219(1) Fla. Stat. (1973). Jupiter, in serving a 120-unit

City of Cocoa v. Holland Properties

625 So. 2d 17, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 8913, 1993 WL 331924

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 3, 1993 | Docket: 1517586

Cited 2 times | Published

individual users" from the requirements of a permit. § 373.219(1), Fla. Stat. (1973)... . Village of Tequesta

Osceola Cty. v. St. Johns River Water Mgt. Dist.

486 So. 2d 616, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 595, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6754

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 1986 | Docket: 1714235

Cited 2 times | Published

districts. Chapter 77-104, § 113, Laws of Fla. Section 373.219, Florida Statutes, authorizes D.E.R. or the

City of St. Petersburg v. Southwest Fla. Water Management Dist.

355 So. 2d 796

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 12, 1977 | Docket: 1361122

Cited 2 times | Published

uses were subject to the permit procedure. Section 373.219, .226, Florida Statutes. The statute placed

Osceola Cty. v. ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAG.

504 So. 2d 385, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 113, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1568

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 1987 | Docket: 453273

Published

the permitting of consumptive uses of water. Section 373.219(1) *387 provides that the DER or the governing

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 29, 1975 | Docket: 3255680

Published

harmful to the water resources of the area. Section 373.219(1), F.S. Similar provision is required for