Law and Policy for Water Resources Management in Florida

Abstract

"Water, and water-related resources provide many services and functions. Ideally, human activities and natural resources in a river basin will be managed in an integrated, coordinated manner in order to prevent human uses of the basin to inordinately interfere with the natural functioning of the basin in its undisturbed state. This approach is gaining importance in the United States, and this paper will address some of the efforts being made to manage ecosystems and watersheds in Florida. Although Florida has a good program of water resource regulation, it is still somewhat fragmented, and is carried out by different agencies with different responsibilities."