Building or altering a stormwater system in Hernando County requires an Environmental Resource Permit. Under Fla. Stat. §373.413, the Southwest Florida Water Management District permits systems so runoff does not harm the district's springs, aquifer, and Gulf waters.
Constructing or altering a stormwater management system in Hernando County triggers the Environmental Resource Permit program. The Southwest Florida Water Management District administers ERPs under Fla. Stat. §373.413 and Chapter 62-330, Florida Administrative Code. Because the county sits on karst limestone above the Floridan aquifer, runoff can move fast through sinkholes into the springshed feeding Weeki Wachee Springs, so systems must capture and treat runoff to meet water-quality and water-quantity standards before it reaches the springs, the aquifer, or the Gulf salt marshes. The county land development code adds drainage requirements on plats and subdivisions, and sites disturbing an acre or more also need federal NPDES coverage.
Constructing or altering a stormwater system without an Environmental Resource Permit violates Fla. Stat. §373.413, drawing District enforcement, stop-work orders, fines, and orders to retrofit or remove the noncompliant drainage system.
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