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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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62. Department of Environmental Protection |
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D62. Departmental |
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62-341. Noticed General Environmental Resource Permits |
62-341.485. General Permit to the Department and Water Management Districts for Environmental Restoration or Enhancement (Transferred)
1(1) A general permit is hereby granted to the 10Department and 12W13ater 14M15anagement 16D17istricts for the construction, alteration, operation, maintenance, removal and abandonment of systems to implement Department or District environmental restoration or enhancement projects.
39(2) In order to qualify for this general permit, the environmental restoration or enhancement project must comply with any one of the following procedures:
63(a) The project is part of a Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan developed pursuant to Section 80373.453, F.S., 82that is reviewed by the Department and approved by a water management district in accordance with Section 373.456, F.S.;
101(b) The project is approved by the Water Management District Governing Board or the Secretary of the Department after conducting at least one public meeting; or
127(c) The project is wholly or partially funded by the Department through the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund pursuant to Section 149403.1651, F.S., 151or the Water Resource Restoration and Preservation Act pursuant to Section 403.0165, F.S.
164(3) This general permit shall be subject to the following specific conditions:
176(a) A project under this general permit shall not significantly impede navigation; and
189(b) All erodible ground areas and slopes disturbed during construction shall be revegetated with sod, mulch, seed, wetland species, or otherwise appropriately stabilized within 72 hours after completion of the activity authorized under this general permit and at any other time as necessary to prevent violations of state water quality standards.
240(4) When the activity under this general permit is to be conducted by the Department within the geographical area of the Northwest Florida Water Management District (District), the Department shall provide the notice and any fee required by paragraph 27962-346.090(2)(b), 280F.A.C., to the District, and the District shall process the notice as provided in subsection 29562-346.090(2), 296F.A.C.
297(5) When the activity under this general permit is to be conducted by the Department within the geographical area of the Suwannee River Water Management District, St. Johns River Water Management District, Southwest Florida Water Management District, or South Florida Water Management District, the Department shall provide the notice and any required fee to the appropriate District which shall process the notice according to Rules 36240B-400.485, 36340C-400.485, 36440D-400.485, 365or 36640E-400.485, 367F.A.C., as applicable, and according to any related procedural rules of the District.
380Specific Authority 382373.026(7), 383373.043, 384373.118(1), 385373.406(5), 386373.414(9), 387373.4145, 388373.418, 389403.805(1) FS. 391Law Implemented 393373.118(1), 394373.406(5), 395373.413, 396373.414(9), 397373.4145, 398373.416, 399373.418, 400373.426 FS. 402History–New 10-3-95, 404Amended 10-1-07.
