Fla. Stat. § 403.011
Short title
This act shall be known and cited as the “Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Act.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 403 — ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 403 · 336 active provisions
Fla. Stat. § 403.021
Legislative declaration; public policy
(1) The pollution of the air and waters of this state constitutes a menace to public health and welfare; creates public nuisances; is harmful to wildlife and fish and other aquatic life; and impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other beneficial uses of air and water.(2) It is declared to be the…
Fla. Stat. § 403.031
Definitions
In construing this chapter, or rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto, the following words, phrases, or terms, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the following meanings:(1) “Contaminant” is any substance which is harmful to plant, animal, or human life.(2) “Department” means the Department of Environme…
Fla. Stat. § 403.051
Meetings; hearings and procedure
(1) The department shall cause a transcript of the proceedings at all meetings to be made.(2)(a) Any department planning, permitting, design, construction, modification, or operating standards, criteria, and requirements for treatment works, disposal systems, and sewerage systems for wastes from any source shall be pro…
Fla. Stat. § 403.061
Department; powers and duties
The department shall have the power and the duty to control and prohibit pollution of air and water in accordance with the law and rules adopted and promulgated by it and, for this purpose, to:(1) Approve and promulgate current and long-range plans developed to provide for air and water quality control and pollution ab…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0611
Alternative methods of regulatory permitting; department duties
The Department of Environmental Protection is directed to explore alternatives to traditional methods of regulatory permitting, provided that such alternative methods will not allow a material increase in pollution emissions or discharges. Working with industry, business associations, other government agencies, and int…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0615
Water resources restoration and preservation
(1) This section may be cited as the “Water Resources Restoration and Preservation Act.”(2) Subject to specific legislative appropriation, the department shall establish a program to assist in the restoration and preservation of bodies of water and to enhance existing public access when deemed necessary for the enhance…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0616
Real-time water quality monitoring program
(1) Subject to appropriation, the department shall establish a real-time water quality monitoring program to assist in the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of impaired water bodies and coastal resources.(2) In order to expedite the creation and implementation of the program, the department is encouraged to fo…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0617
Innovative nutrient and sediment reduction and conservation pilot project program
(1) Contingent upon a specific appropriation in the General Appropriation Act, the department may fund innovative nutrient and sediment reduction and conservation pilot projects selected pursuant to this section. These pilot projects are intended to test the effectiveness of innovative or existing nutrient reduction or…
Fla. Stat. § 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.
Fla. Stat. § 403.0623
Environmental data; quality assurance
(1) The department must establish, by rule, appropriate quality assurance requirements for environmental data submitted to the department and the criteria by which environmental data may be rejected by the department. The department may adopt and enforce rules to establish data quality objectives and specify requiremen…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0625
Environmental laboratory certification; water quality tests conducted by a certified laboratory
(1) To assure the acceptable quality, reliability, and validity of testing results, the department and the Department of Health shall jointly establish criteria for certification of laboratories that perform analyses of environmental samples that are not covered by the provisions in s. 403.863. The Department of Health…
Fla. Stat. § 403.063
Groundwater quality monitoring
(1) The department, in cooperation with other state and federal agencies, water management districts, and local governments, shall establish a groundwater quality monitoring network designed to detect or predict contamination of the groundwater resources of the state.(2) The department may by rule determine the priorit…
Fla. Stat. § 403.064
Reuse of reclaimed water
(1) The encouragement and promotion of water conservation, and reuse of reclaimed water, as defined by the department, are state objectives and are considered to be in the public interest. The Legislature finds that the reuse of reclaimed water is a critical component of meeting the state’s existing and future water su…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0643
Applicability of rules when reclaimed water is injected into specified receiving groundwater
To further promote the reuse of reclaimed water for irrigation purposes, the rules that apply when reclaimed water is injected into a receiving groundwater that has 1,000 to 3,000 mg/L total dissolved solids are applicable to reclaimed water aquifer storage and recovery wells injecting into a receiving groundwater of l…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0645
Reclaimed water use at state facilities
(1) The encouragement and promotion of reuse of reclaimed water has been established as a state objective in ss. 373.250 and 403.064. Reuse has become an integral part of water and wastewater management in Florida, and Florida is recognized as a national leader in water reuse.(2) The state and various state agencies an…
Fla. Stat. § 403.067
Establishment and implementation of total maximum daily loads
(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—In furtherance of public policy established in s. 403.021, the Legislature declares that the waters of the state are among its most basic resources and that the development of a total maximum daily load program for state waters as required by s. 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, Pub. L…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0671
Basin management action plan wastewater reports
(1) By July 1, 2021, the department, in coordination with the county health departments, wastewater treatment facilities, and other governmental entities, shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives evaluating the costs of wastewater projects ident…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0673
Water quality improvement grant program
A grant program is established within the Department of Environmental Protection to address wastewater, stormwater, and agricultural sources of nutrient loading to surface water or groundwater.(1) The purpose of the grant program is to fund projects that will improve the quality of waterbodies that:(a) Are not attainin…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0674
Biosolids grant program
A biosolids grant program is established within the department.(1) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, the department may provide grants to counties, special districts, and municipalities in this state to support projects that:(a) Evaluate and implement innovative technologies and solutions for th…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0675
Progress reports
On or before July 1 of each year, beginning in 2018:(1) The department, in conjunction with the water management districts, shall post on its website and submit electronically an annual progress report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the status of each to…
Fla. Stat. § 403.072
Pollution Prevention Act
Sections 403.072-403.074 may be cited as the “Pollution Prevention Act.”
Fla. Stat. § 403.073
Pollution prevention; state goal; agency programs; public education
(1) It is a goal of the state that all its agencies, the State University System, community colleges, and all municipalities, counties, regional agencies, and special districts develop and implement strategies to prevent pollution, including public information programs and education programs.(2) It is the policy of the…
Fla. Stat. § 403.074
Technical assistance by the department
(1) To help develop effective programs to eliminate or reduce the use of materials that are toxic to humans, plants, or animals and to prevent pollution at its source, the department shall implement and administer a program of technical assistance in pollution prevention to business, industry, agriculture, and state an…
Fla. Stat. § 403.0741
Grease waste removal and disposal
(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Disposal facility” means a permitted or certified waste management facility that is authorized to receive grease waste.(b) “Graywater” means kitchen sink wastewater.(c) “Grease interceptor or grease trap” means a receptacle through which wastewater containing fats…
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