Florida Statute 403.88 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 403
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

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F.S. 403.88

403.88 Classification of water and wastewater treatment facilities and facility operators.—

(1) The department shall classify water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and water distribution systems by size, complexity, and level of treatment necessary to render the wastewater or source water suitable for its intended purpose in compliance with this chapter and department rules.

(2) The department shall establish the levels of certification and the staffing requirements for water treatment plant, water distribution system, and wastewater treatment plant operators certified under ss. 403.865-403.876 necessary to carry out subsection (1).

(3) A water treatment plant operator’s license is also valid as a water distribution system license of the same classification or lower.

(4) The department shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 98-62; s. 13, ch. 2001-270.

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Cases Citing Statute 403.88

Total Results: 10

Key Haven Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund

400 So. 2d 66, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19963

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 1, 1981 | Docket: 1676916

Cited 16 times | Published

health and welfare or animal and plant life. Section 403.088(1), 403.031(2), Fla. Stat. (1975). [2] As

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

provided in section 403.088. In the instant case, the hearing officer seized upon section 403.088 as providing

Avatar Development Corp. v. State

723 So. 2d 199, 1998 WL 732936

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 22, 1998 | Docket: 469528

Cited 12 times | Published

this section." Id. § 403.087(3). Finally, section 403.088(2)(c)3. (water pollution operation permits)

STATE, ETC. v. Oyster Bay Estates

384 So. 2d 891

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 19, 1980 | Docket: 216264

Cited 8 times | Published

below the classification established for them (Section 403.088(1) et seq.). Chapter 75-22, Laws of Florida

Chipola Nurseries, Inc. v. DIVISION OF ADM., DEPT. OF TR.

294 So. 2d 357

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 1974 | Docket: 1736381

Cited 6 times | Published

Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Act (Section 403.088, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.) and with Federal

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

developers' permit application pursuant to Section 403.088(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1983).[3] Appellant

Friends of Perdido Bay, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection

44 So. 3d 650, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 14076, 2010 WL 3655891

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 2010 | Docket: 2397170

Cited 1 times | Published

and James Lane cross appealed arguing that section 403.088, Florida Statutes (2007), is unconstitutional

Kirk v. US Sugar Corp.

726 So. 2d 822, 1999 WL 44336

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 3, 1999 | Docket: 1307419

Cited 1 times | Published

enforcement only by a governmental entity. See, e.g., § 403.088(4), 403.121, 403.131, 403.135, 403.141, 403.161

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. United States

706 F. Supp. 2d 1296, 40 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20122, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37531, 2010 WL 1506267

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 2010 | Docket: 2404212

Published

Administrative Order relies on Florida Statute § 403.088 as the basis for its authority to do so. [DE 363-2

Ameraquatic, Inc. v. State, Department of Natural Resources

651 So. 2d 114, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 864, 1995 WL 44433

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 1995 | Docket: 64754595

Published

authority to regulate the use of pesticides under section 403.088(1) pursuant to an interagency agreement with