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The Florida Statutes
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The 1995 Florida Statutes
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373.042 Minimum flows and
levels. ---Within each section, or the water management
district as a whole, the department or the governing board shall establish the
following:
(1) Minimum flow for all surface watercourses in the area. The
minimum flow for a given watercourse shall be the limit at which further
withdrawals would be significantly harmful to the water resources or ecology
of the area.
(2) Minimum water level. The minimum water level shall be the
level of groundwater in an aquifer and the level of surface water at which
further withdrawals would be significantly harmful to the water resources of
the area.
The minimum flow and minimum water level shall be calculated by the
department and the governing board using the best information available. When
appropriate, minimum flows and levels may be calculated to reflect seasonal
variations. The department and the governing board shall also consider, and
at their discretion may provide for, the protection of nonconsumptive uses in
the establishment of minimum flows and levels.
History: s. 6, part I, ch. 72-299; s. 2, ch. 73-190.
Note. Former s. 373.036(7).
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