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In the late 1960s, the Florida Department of Air and Water Pollution Control was created under Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. Most staff were being taken from the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering of the state Department of Health. The name of the new agency was simplified to the Florida Department of Pollution Control. [citation needed]
Outstanding Florida Waters have special restrictions on any new activities that would lower water quality or otherwise degrade the body of water. The Outstanding Florida Water designation has been applied to all bodies of water in national parks, national wildlife refuges, national seashores, national preserves, national marine sanctuaries and ...
Florida Citrus Commission. Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) Florida State Board of Education. Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Florida Department of Health (DOH) Florida Department of Juvenile Justice ...
Florida’s current criteria for 40 toxic pollutants runs afoul of the Clean Water Act, does not reflect the latest science and must be changed to safeguard a state that has a vibrant seafood ...
The Savings Clause ensures protections are in place to safeguard South Florida’s water supply ... always have the amount of water in their state permits from the year 2000 and directs the US ...
The five water management districts were established in 1972 by Chapter 373, Florida Statutes, and were empowered by the electorate in 1976 to assess ad valorem taxes to fund the management of the state’s water resources, and related land resources, to benefit the citizens and the environment. [2]
The Surface Water Improvement and Management Act of 1987 was a law passed by the Florida Legislature in order to protect surface waters of, which include estuaries, rivers, lakes, and streams. [1] The act created the Surface Water Improvement and Management Program , which seeks to control nonpoint source pollution .
Mysterious tar balls washed up on several Florida beaches, forcing closures and triggering an investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard. Fort Lauderdale’s shoreline was among the most impacted ...