Handbook of Florida Water Regulation
Table of Contents
Below you will find the table of contents for the Handbook of Florida Water Regulation. You are also able to follow the links to online publications in EDIS that cover the material where available.
- Introduction
- General Purpose
- State Regulatory Powers
- State Law Overview
- Federal Laws and Agencies
- Clean Water Act
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Comprehensive Environmental Response
- Safe Drinking Water Act
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
- Toxic Substances Control Act
- Endangered Species Act
- State Agencies
- Department of Environmental Regulation
- Water Management Districts
- Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission
- Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services
- Department of Natural Resources
- Private Regulation
- What is Nuisance?
- What is the Florida Right-to-Farm Act?
- What is Negligence?
- What is Negligence Per Se?
- What is Strict Liability?
- What is Joint and Several Liability?
- Environmentally Safe Practices
- What are the Soil and Water Conservation Districts?
- What are Best Management Practices?
- Groundwater Discharge
- How does Florida regulate groundwater discharge?
- What are groundwater classifications?
- What are groundwater quality standards?
- Does this include stormwater runoff?
- What are the permit requirements?
- How does the federal government regulate discharge into groundwater?
- State Regulated Activities
- Water Wells
- Consumptive Use
- Management and Storage of Surface Waters
- Activities in Wetlands
- Solid Waste Management
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Pollutant Storage Tanks
- On-site Sewage Disposal
- Pesticides
- Appendix A
- List of Acronyms
- Glossary/Index
- Contact Agencies
About the Author
Michael T. Olexa is an Associate Professor in the Food and Resource Economics Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville. He is a plant pathologist, attourney and project director of the IFAS Agricultural Law Extension Program. He is a member of The Florida Bar, the Agricultural Law Committee of The Florida Bar, and former owner and operator of a plant nursery business.