Office of Water Policy (General)

Minimum Flows and Minimum Water Levels and Reservations

One major challenge associated with water supply planning is finding the balance between meeting public water supply needs while maintaining the healthy natural systems essential to Florida's economy and quality of life. Two ways that water managers ensure that the water resources and associated ecological systems are protected are through the implementation of Minimum Flows and Minimum Water Levels (MFLs) and Water Use Reservations (Reservations) programs.

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Water Policy Rulemaking

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The department has finalized the development of the CFWI Rule and Applicant’s Handbook. Rulemaking is underway for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers (LSFIR) and Associated Priority Springs Minimum Flow and Levels (MFL) and the Outstanding Florida Springs Rule.

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Water Management Districts

It is a policy of the Legislature that the state’s water resources be managed at a state and regional level. The Department of Environmental Protection, responsible for the administration of the water resources at the state level, exercises general supervisory authority over the state’s five water management districts, which are responsible for the administration of the water resources at the regional level.

Minimum Flows and Minimum Water Levels and Reservations

Water Policy Rulemaking

Water Management Districts

Waste Management Districts Map

Office of Water Policy

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