Federal wetland boundaries are delineated in accordance with the Clean Water Act and other federal statutes and with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual and Regional Supplements to the manual.  Some wetland boundaries in the State of Florida and its political subdivisions are delineated under the provisions of chapter 62-340, F.A.C., as ratified by the Florida Legislature in sections 373.421 and .4211, F.S.  In addition, there are other interagency regulatory processes to consider.

In 2018,  Florida's legislature passed a bill that gave the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) the authority to begin the public rulemaking process to better protect the state's wetlands and surface waters by assuming the federal dredge and fill permitting program under section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act within certain waters. The rulemaking process was completed on July 21, 2020. Through this process, Chapter 62-331, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), “State…