Conditions for Issuance of Permits

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Suwannee River Water Management District

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
40B-2.301: Conditions for Issuance of Permits

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 38 No. 38, September 21, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

(1) through (2)(k) No Change.

(3) The standards and criteria set forth in the Water Use Permitting Guide, effective DATE January 6, 2010, hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter, if met, will provide the reasonable assurances required in this section. This document is available at District headquarters and on the District’s website at www.mysuwanneeriver.com. www.mysuwanneeriver.com.

Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 373.042, 373.0421, 373.185, 373.219, 373.223, 373.226, 373.227, 373.228, 373.229, 373.232, 373.236, 373.239, 373.250 FS. History–New 10-1-82, Amended 5-1-83, 1-6-10, AMEND DATE.

 

PROPOSED WATER USE PERMITTING GUIDE LANGUAGE

 

3.4.1. Automated Monitoring of Groundwater Withdrawals

 

For new water uses, renewed permits, and modifications of permits proposing new withdrawals, the Permittee shall implement automated monitoring of groundwater withdrawals, at Permittee’s expense, upon commencement of such withdrawals. The monitoring and reporting shall include reporting daily volume pumped by each well of inside diameter eight inches or greater at land surface and shall be delivered by 12:00 pm local time the following day via approved telemetry consistent with District data formats. The permittee may choose a standardized Suwannee River Water Management District automated monitoring system to fulfill this requirement.

 

3.4.2. Automated Monitoring of Surfacewater Withdrawals

 

For new water uses, renewed permits, and modifications of permits proposing new withdrawals, the Permittee shall implement automated monitoring of surfacewater withdrawals, at Permittee’s expense, upon commencement of such withdrawals. The monitoring and reporting shall include reporting daily volume pumped by each station that has an outside diameter of six inches or greater and shall be delivered by 12:00 pm local time the following day via approved telemetry consistent with District data formats. The permittee may choose a standardized Suwannee River Water Management District automated monitoring system to fulfill this requirement.

 

3.4.3 Incentives for Voluntary Water Use Monitoring and Reporting

 

Existing permittees who seek to voluntarily implement water use monitoring and reporting more than one year prior to the permit expiration date may seek a permit modification pursuant to 40B-2.331(2), FAC. Upon such application and request from the applicant, the District will evaluate whether to modify the existing permit duration, provided the applicant demonstrated reasonable assurances that the use will continue to meet the initial conditions for issuance for the requested duration. No permit duration will be modified pursuant to this provision for a period of less than five years or longer than ten years.