Welcome to the Florida Water Management District Portal

Welcome to the permitting portal for Florida’s water management districts.
This portal is designed to direct you to the appropriate district’s Web site for obtaining information regarding the districts' permitting programs, applying for permits, and submitting permit compliance information. The state’s five water management districts issue several types of permits. The three most common deal with how much water is used (consumptive use permits), the construction of wells (well construction permits), and how new development affects water resources (environmental resource permits).

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Types of Permits

Consumptive use permit Allows water to be withdrawn from surface and groundwater supplies for reasonable and beneficial uses such as public supply (drinking water), agricultural and landscape irrigation, and industry and power generation.
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Well construction permit Ensures that wells are constructed by qualified contractors and meet rigid safety and durability standards.
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Environmental resource permit Benefits Florida by preventing stormwater pollution to Florida's lakes and streams, providing for flood protection, and protecting wetlands.
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Other types of permits Right-of-way occupancy permits and works of the District permits. The districts' permitting programs are a vital tool for accomplishing the districts’ mission of protection of Florida’s water resources.
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Other permitting entities The districts are not the only agencies from which a permit may be required for your project. Other agencies to contact should include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and local county and municipal governments.

FDEP Florida Department of Environmental Protection
CORPS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cities and counties Florida's 405 municipalities (incorporated cities, towns and villages)