40E-10.031. Water Reservations Implementation  


Effective on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
  • 1(1) Applicants for consumptive use permits shall meet the requirements of this rule by providing reasonable assurances that Rule 2040E-2.301, 21F.A.C., and Section 3.11 of the “Applicant’s Handbook for Water Use Permit Applications within the South Florida Water Management District,” incorporated by reference in Rules 4740E-2.091, 48F.A.C., are met.

    51(2) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within the Picayune Strand and Fakahatchee Estuary is defined in subsections 7340E-10.041(1)-74(2), F.A.C.

    76(3) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within the North Fork of the St. Lucie River is defined in subsection 10040E-10.051(1), 101F.A.C.

    102(4) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within Nearshore Central Biscayne Bay is defined in subsections 12240E-10.061(1)-123(2), F.A.C.

    125(5) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within and released, via operation, from the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) west Basin Storage Reservoir is defined in subsection 15440E-10.041(3), 155F.A.C.

    156(6) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife released via operation from the EAA Reservoir is defined in paragraph 17740E-10.061(3)(a), 178F.A.C.

    179(7) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within the Upper Chain of Lakes, Headwaters Revitalization Lakes, Kissimmee River, and Contributing Waterbodies is defined in Subsections 20840E-10.071(1)-209(3), F.A.C. These water reservation rules do not adjudicate property rights or dictate the operation of the Central & Southern Florida Flood Control Project (C&SF Project).

    235Rulemaking Authority 237373.044, 238373.113, 239373.171 FS. 241Law Implemented 243373.016, 244373.026, 245373.036, 246373.1501, 247373.1502, 248373.219, 249373.223, 250373.4592, 251373.4595, 252373.470 FS. 254History–New 7-2-09, Amended 3-18-10, 7-21-13, 7-14-14, 7-16-14, 1-31-21, 3-10-21.