Florida Statutes 403.062 – Pollution control; underground, surface, and coastal waters
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 403.062
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See Florida Statutes 403.281
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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.