Wetlands are among Florida’s most important natural resources. They provide an array of ecological and environmental functions. These functions are the biological, physical, and chemical processes which take place between water, vegetation, soil, microbial and wildlife communities within a wetland.
"Sanitary Survey" means an on-site review of the water source, facilities, equipment, operation and maintenance of a public water system to evaluate the adequacy of such source, facilities, equipment, operation and maintenance for producing and distributing safe drinking water.
A complete list of wastewater to wetlands definitions are found in Rule 62-611.200, F.A.C.
Herbaceous Wetland
An area within the landward extent of waters of the state where herbaceous ground cover constitutes greater than 30 percent of the uppermost stratum.
Hydrologically Altered Wetland
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