for discharge of clean fill into navigable waters and supporting the Clean 

 Water Act (Section 404), the Rivers and Harbors Act of 189<^, and the Marine 

 Protection Research and Sanctuary Act of 1972. The EPA additionally has the 

 authority for issuing effluent permits under the provisions of the Clean Water 

 Act and the Clean Air Act. 



Florida Permitting Provisions establish the authority to administer and 

 enact rules as set forth in State statute. (Legislative authorization for the 

 DER's permitting activities are in Chapter 253, F.S. and Chapter 403 F.S.) 

 The DER may issue and deny permits and define and refine those areas of estab- 

 lished legislative authority consistent with the Florida Legislature. The 

 rules established by DER set forth the implementation of the intent delegated 

 through the statutes. 



Within DER the two basic dredge and fill permit authorities are covered 

 by Chapter 403, F.S., implemented through Chapter 17-4.28. This authority 

 extends to certain listed waters of the State and to the landward extent to 

 natural and artificial water bodies connected to the designated, listed water 

 body. The definition of landward extent is established by the vegetative 

 index in Section 17-4.02(17). The permitting jurisdiction under Section 403 

 focuses on short and long pollution problems judged in light of water quality 

 parameters. 



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