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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided April 7, 1981Published

1Opinion of the Court

Ms. Vicki Tschinkel Secretary, Department of Environmental Regulation

QUESTION:

Do local governmental units, certain special districts, and the Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) have adequate constitutional and/or statutory authority to meet the requirements of Section 208 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. ss. 1251et seq.)?

SUMMARY:

Counties, municipalities, and the Department of Environmental Regulation possess certain constitutional and statutory powers relating to the acquisition, construction, financing, operation, maintenance and management of sewage collection, disposal…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Askew v. Cross Key WaterwaysSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. State v. City of SunriseSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  3. City of Temple Terrace v. HILLSBOROUGH ASS'N, ETC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  4. HILLSBOROUGH ASS'N ETC. v. City of Temple TerraceSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  5. State v. Orange CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1973

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