Concordia University School of Law, Faculty Scholarship
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Florida’s plentiful freshwater resources are indispensable to the state’s municipal, agricultural, and environmental interests. As such, decision makers presiding over complex water management decisions wield extraordinary powers. The Water Resources Act of Florida vests these powers in five water management districts drawn according to hydrological, not political, boundaries. The water management districts have robust technical, financial, and regulatory powers, and hold the key to Florida’s sustainable development. With the stakes so high, Florida’s water management districts are at the center of a broad fight for control of water resources. In particular, transboundary water conflicts, political pressure, and ecological needs show that while the water management districts are institutionally mature, external forces can exert significant influence on basin-level water management. [excerpt]
CU Commons Citation
Ryan B. Stoa, Florida Water Management Districts and the Florida Water Resources Act: The Challenges of Basin-Level Management, 7 Ky. J. Equine Agric. & Nat. Resources L. 73, 88 (2014).
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