Florida water management districts

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regional governmental agency system water management authority

Florida water management districts are regional governmental agencies in Florida responsible for managing and protecting the state’s water resources, including water supply, flood control, and ecosystem conservation.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Florida water management districts canonical	4

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	regional governmental agency system ⓘ water management authority ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Florida Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ federal water and environmental agencies ⓘ local governments in Florida ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fundingSource	ad valorem property taxes ⓘ federal grants ⓘ state appropriations ⓘ
governanceLevel	special district of the State of Florida ⓘ
hasPart	Northwest Florida Water Management District NERFINISHED ⓘ South Florida Water Management District NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Florida Water Management District NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Johns River Water Management District NERFINISHED ⓘ Suwannee River Water Management District NERFINISHED ⓘ
implements	ecosystem restoration projects ⓘ flood protection projects ⓘ minimum flows and levels for water bodies ⓘ regional water supply plans ⓘ
jurisdiction	Florida ⓘ surface form: State of Florida
legalBasis	Chapter 373, Florida Statutes ⓘ Florida Water Resources Act of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Florida ⓘ
mainResponsibility	ecosystem conservation ⓘ environmental resource permitting ⓘ flood control ⓘ floodplain management support ⓘ groundwater management ⓘ stormwater management planning ⓘ surface water management ⓘ water quality protection ⓘ water supply management ⓘ water use permitting ⓘ watershed planning ⓘ wetlands protection ⓘ
numberOfSubdivisions	5 ⓘ
overseenBy	Governing boards appointed by the Governor of Florida ⓘ
purpose	to ensure long-term water supply for people and the environment ⓘ to manage and protect Florida’s water resources ⓘ to protect and restore aquatic and wetland ecosystems ⓘ to reduce flood risks ⓘ
regulates	construction and operation of surface water management systems ⓘ environmental resource permits for development projects ⓘ large-scale water withdrawals ⓘ
scale	regional ⓘ
subdivisionOf	Florida Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Division of Water Resource Management → worksWith → Florida water management districts ⓘ

Office of Water Policy → collaboratesWith → Florida water management districts ⓘ

Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources Program → coordinatesWith → Florida water management districts ⓘ

Florida special districts → relatedTo → Florida water management districts ⓘ