However, sole responsibility for ensuring that the use of or installation placed on the District's rights of way meet District criteria is borne by the users of the District's rights of way. Should you desire the District will provide you with a Letter Of Exemption, please contact us to discuss your proposed use or installation. Please contact the Right of Way Division of the Construction and Land Management Department, South Florida Water Management District.
Improvements placed within the right of way are at the sole risk of the owner.
That portion of the line crossing the right of way is buried to provide a minimum of 18 inches of cover as measured from the existing ground elevation. The line projecting into the channel is a minimum of 36 inches below the normal water surface of the canal. The line does not extend more than 24 inches into the channel. The drain line is not for discharge of chemically contaminated or bio-hazardous substances. The proposed use is not located within an environmentally sensitive area.