The Suwannee River Water Management District has the authority to establish and enforce guidelines for construction within its floodways and floodplains.

There are five works of the district rivers:

Consider reviewing our relevant agency rules, specifically 40B-4.3000, Florida Administrative Code.

The District has permitting requirements for construction of new single-family dwellings and improvements to existing residences within the works of the district.

This means that anyone planning to build a house, deck, porch, dock, seawall, walkway, bulkhead, storage shed or any other structure within a floodway must first apply for a works of the district development permit from the District prior to construction.

No development or clearing of land will be allowed within 75 feet of a river.

Please be advised that if your project is located along, adjacent to, or within a sovereign submerged land, as defined in Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (FDEP) Chapter 18-21, Florida Administrative Code, a Sovereign Submerged Lands (SSL) authorization may be required. Most small or minor activities requiring a SSL authorization are handled and issued by the District. If you have questions about this permit, please call District staff at 386.362.1001, or contact FDEP (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wetlands/erp/ssla.htm).

Visit our document center to view and download or print Works of the District forms such as the Application for General Work of the District Development Permit and As-Built forms.

If you own or control property adjacent to or near the Alapaha, Aucilla, Santa Fe, Suwannee or Withlacoochee rivers, your property may be located within a regulatory floodway. A permit may be required from the Suwannee River Water Management District (District) prior to initiating any of the following activities:
Visit District websites at www.srwmdfloodreport.com or www.srwmdfloodmapper.com to determine if your property is within the regulatory floodway and may require a permit.

If you are in doubt, please call and we will gladly assist you.

Interested in seeing applications received within the last 30 days? According to Florida Statutes 373.116 and 373.118, the District must post notification of water use permit applications. View applications received within the last 30 days via the link below.

Environmental Resource and Works of the District Permit Application Folder

Note: Scanned documents posted on this site may contain errors due to imperfections of the imaging process. The District does not guarantee the quality or suitability of scanned documents and shall not assume liability for errors associated with the use of data obtained from said documents. Users may verify information by contacting the District at 386.362.1001.