Published on: 21914548. The purpose and effect will be to: (1) update the District Funds rule (in 40C-1.004); (2) update the delegation of sovereign submerged lands authority (in 40C-1.135); (3) update the permit fees rule (40C-1.603) by: (a) repealing subsection (9) which references repealed chapter 40C-5, (b) amending existing subsection (17) to update the form for certain local governments to request a reduced application fee, and (c) amending existing subsection (18) to add the Marines to the listed U.S. Department of Defense entities; (4) repeal unnecessary rule on reserving rights for solicitations for professional services (in 40C-1.706); (5) update and clarify rule on variances from water shortage orders and emergency orders (in 40C-1.1004); (6) update rule on emergency petitions for variances (in 40C-1.1005); (7) update rule on point of entry to challenge a District decision (in 40C-1.1007); and (8) update delegation of staff authorized to extend the time for an applicant to respond to a request for additional information (in 40C-1.1008).
Published on: 21861295. The purpose and effect will be to: (1) update the District Funds rule (in 40C-1.004); (2) update the delegation of sovereign submerged lands authority (in 40C-1.135); (3) update the permit fees rule (40C-1.603) by: (a) repealing subsection (9) which references repealed chapter 40C-5, (b) amending existing subsection (17) to update the form for certain local governments to request a reduced application fee, and (c) amending existing subsection (18) to add the Marines to the listed U.S. Department of Defense entities; (4) update and clarify rule on variances from water shortage orders and emergency orders (in 40C-1.1004); (5) update rule on emergency petitions for variances (in 40C-1.1005); (6) update rule on point of entry to challenge a District decision (in 40C-1.1007); and (7) update delegation of staff authorized to extend the time for an applicant to respond to a request for additional information (in 40C-1.1008). The District also plans to repeal rule 40C-1.706 as unnecessary.
Published on: 14034753. The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) is developing rules as part of a statewide effort headed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) with the five water management districts (WMDs) to increase consistency in the consumptive use permit (CUP) rules of the WMDs. This rule development will make appropriate rule amendments to SJRWMD’s Chapters 40C-1, 40C-2, 40C-20, and 40C-22, F.A.C., and the Applicant’s Handbook: Consumptive Uses of Water, to address the following goals of DEP and the WMDs for this rulemaking: (1) making the CUP rules less confusing for applicants; (2) treating applicants equitably statewide; (3) providing consistent protection of the environment; (4) streamlining the application and permitting process; and (5) incentivizing behavior that protects water resources, including water conservation. The District published a Notice of Rule Development to begin rulemaking on July 20, 2012.
Note: Members of the District’s Governing Board may attend the scheduled Rule Development Workshops.
A copy of the draft rules will be available at http://floridaswater.com/ruledevelopment/ by Thursday, January 16, 2014.
; January 23, 2014, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board Room, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida 32177
Published on: 11751858. The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) gives notice that it is developing rules as part of a statewide effort headed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and joined by all five water management districts (WMDs), to increase consistency in the consumptive use permitting (CUP), minimum flows and levels (MFLs), and water supply related programs of the WMDs. This rule development is proposed to be coordinated with similar rule development by the other WMDs throughout Florida. This rule development will make appropriate rule amendments to SJRWMD’s Chapters 40C-1, 40C-2, 40C-20, 40C-21, 40C-22, and 40C-8, F.A.C., and the Applicant’s Handbook: Consumptive Uses of Water to address the following goals of the DEP and the WMDs for this rulemaking: (1) making the CUP rules less confusing for applicants; (2) treating applicants equitably statewide; (3) providing consistent protection of the environment; (4) streamlining the application and permitting process; and (5) incentivizing behavior that protects water resources, including water conservation. Additional information about the statewide CUP consistency initiative is available at DEP’s website at: www.dep.state.fl.us/water/waterpolicy/cupcon.htm.