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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: June 27, 2024) |
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40. Water Management Districts |
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40E. South Florida Water Management District |
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40E-21. Water Shortage Plan |
1(1) This rule establishes four phases of water shortage as a function of the estimated percent reduction in overall demand required to reduce estimated present and anticipated demand to estimated present and anticipated available water supply. The water shortage phase determines the type of water use restrictions which will be ordered in a declared water shortage.
57(2) The following water shortage phases are established:
65Water Shortage Phase
68Color Code
70% reduction in overall demand
75I. Moderate Water Shortage
79Yellow
80less than 15%
83II. Severe Water Shortage
87Orange
88less than 30%
91III. Extreme Water Shortage
95Red
96less than 45%
99IV. Critical Water Shortage
103Purple
104less than 60%
107(3) Each source class for which a water shortage has been declared shall be assigned a specific water shortage phase. More than one source class may be combined into a single class for this purpose. The water shortage phase selected for a source class is based upon:
154(a) The estimated percent reduction in overall demand as determined in subsection 16640E-21.231(4), 167F.A.C., and
169(b) For areas with multiple sources, the extent to which users have the capability to obtain water from a source or sources other than the source class for which a water shortage has been declared.
204Rulemaking Authority 206373.044, 207373.113 FS. 209Law Implemented 211373.175, 212373.246 FS. 214History–New 5-31-82, Amended 9-12-18.
