The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 373
WATER RESOURCES

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F.S. 373.433

373.433 Abatement.—Any stormwater management system, dam, impoundment, reservoir, appurtenant work, or works which violates the laws of this state or which violates the standards of the governing board or the department shall be declared a public nuisance. The operation of such stormwater management system, dam, impoundment, reservoir, appurtenant work, or works may be enjoined by suit by the state or any of its agencies or by a private citizen. The governing board or the department shall be a necessary party to any such suit. Nothing herein shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of s. 373.429.

History.—s. 10, part IV, ch. 72-299; s. 20, ch. 89-279.

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Amendments to 373.433

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 373.433

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 373.433.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION INC. v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,, 859 F.3d 1306 (11th Cir. 2017)

. . . . § 373.433. 2. . . . Stat. § 373.433, the plain import of the language — which is incorporated into the federal cause of action . . . Stat. § 373.433. The Florida Statutes do not define the meaning of the term "necessary party.” . . . .

BARNES, v. DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE,, 147 So. 3d 102 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . We agree that section 373.433 was intended to provide a broader scope of immunity where a partial/total . . . The reason we need not resolve this question is that section 373.433’s broad scope of immunity easily . . .

UNITED STATES v. SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, R. K. W. B. UNITED STATES v. SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT,, 922 F.2d 704 (11th Cir. 1991)

. . . . § 373.433, which declares acts in violation of the state’s permit and water quality requirements to . . .