As the new session of the Florida Legislature opened March 7, lawmakers faced several bills related to the onsite industry and to local control of water.
One of the more controversial bills is SB 1240 and its companion bill HB 1197. Both would prohibit counties and municipalities from adopting laws about water quality, water quantity, pollution control and wetlands. Oversight of all those subjects would be reserved to state government, and the state could withhold money from local governments for violating the law.“Cities and counties are using water as a weapon to slow down their growth. That is not what water
