Published on: 14442056. The purpose and effect of this rulemaking will be to repeal Chapter 40C-20, because the general permits issued under this chapter will be converted into general permits by rule or streamlined individual permits, as part of the related CUPcon rulemaking to amend Chapter 40C-2, F.A.C
Published on: 14035141. 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: 12980169. 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 Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
; May 22, 2013, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.; PLACE: City of Sanford, 300 North Park Ave., Sanford, Florida 32771
DATE AND TIME: May 23, 2013, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
PLACE: Governing Board Room, St. Johns River Water Management District, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida 32177
Published on: 11752343. 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.
Published on: 8998513. The purposes and effects of the proposed rule amendments are to: (1) require that when a CUP application is requesting authorization to use water to irrigate landscape, golf course, or recreational areas for a project that will require a Chapter 40C-4 or 40C-40, F.A.C., environmental resource permit (ERP) that such applicant must also apply concurrently for the ERP; (2) require that such concurrent CUP and ERP applications will be reviewed by the District in a consolidated manner, with the CUP application not being considered complete until the ERP application is also complete, and if either application fails to meet the conditions for issuance then both the CUP and ERP applications will be denied; (3) clarify that at a preapplication conference, the District will also be available to discuss consolidated review of any related ERP application; (4) establish that a CUP application must either be submitted electronically via the District’s website or delivered to the address indicated on the application form and clarify the content and processing of CUP applications; (5) require that when a CUP application requires a concurrent ERP application submittal that the applicant must submit the required ERP application and all appropriate permit processing fees; (6) amend the conditions for issuance in Rule 40C-2.301, F.A.C., to reflect the new requirements regarding consolidated review of CUP and ERP applications (no text is available yet for the proposed change to Rule 40C-2.301); (7) revise the CUP application form to update the contents and include the concurrent application requirements.
Published on: 3097809. This rule development will address the development and amendment of consumptive use permit criteria and conditions for public water supply in Central Florida including Orange, Osceola, Seminole Counties, southern Lake County, and the City of Cocoa’s public supply service area in Brevard County. This St. Johns River Water Management District rule development is proposed to be coordinated with similar rule development by the South Florida Water Management District in Orange, Osceola, and Polk Counties and by the Southwest Florida Water Management District in Polk County. This rule development will make appropriate rule amendments to Chapter 40C-20, F.A.C., to address the three Districts’ joint conclusion that sustainable quantities of groundwater in Central Florida are insufficient to meet future public water supply demands and that there is an immediate need to develop and implement alternative water supply projects in Central Florida, as described in the document entitled “Recommended Action Plan for the Central Florida Coordination Area.” This document is available from the St. Johns River Water Management District’s Rules Coordinator at the address specified below.