Florida Statute 403.062 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 403
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

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F.S. 403.062

403.062 Pollution control; underground, surface, and coastal waters.—The department and its agents shall have general control and supervision over underground water, lakes, rivers, streams, canals, ditches, and coastal waters under the jurisdiction of the state insofar as their pollution may affect the public health or impair the interest of the public or persons lawfully using them.

History.—s. 2, ch. 29834, 1955; ss. 26, 35, ch. 69-106.

Note.—Former s. 381.43; s. 381.251.

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Grove Isle, Ltd. v. STATE DEPT. OF ENVIR. REG.

454 So. 2d 571

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 1984 | Docket: 158901

Cited 13 times | Published

a "public interest" requirement by rule is section 403.062, Florida Statutes (1981). This section states:

Caloosa Property v. Dept. of Env. Reg.

462 So. 2d 523

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 8, 1985 | Docket: 1509964

Cited 2 times | Published

ground water jurisdiction over the park site, Section 403.062, Florida Statutes (1983), DER correctly points