To amend the rules to address water availability within the Lake Okeechobee Service Area.  

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    WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
    South Florida Water Management District

    RULE NO: RULE TITLE
    40E-8.011: Purpose and General Provisions
    40E-8.021: Definitions
    40E-8.221: Minimum Flows and Levels: Surface Waters
    40E-8.231: Minimum Levels: Aquifers
    40E-8.321: Minimum Flows and Levels: Surface Waters
    40E-8.331: Minimum Levels: Aquifers
    40E-8.341: Minimum Flows and Levels: Surface Waters for Upper East Coast Regional Planning Area
    40E-8.351: Minimum Levels: Surface Waters for Kissimmee Basin Regional Planning Area.
    40E-8.421: Prevention and Recovery Strategies
    40E-8.431: Consumptive Use Permits
    40E-8.441: Water Shortage Plan Implementation
    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend the rules to address water availability within the Lake Okeechobee Service Area.
    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Minimum flows and levels recovery plan.
    SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.042, 373.044, 373.113, 373.119, 373.129, 373.136, 373.171 FS.
    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.016, 373.036, 373.0361, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.175, 373.216, 373.219, 373.223, 373.246 FS.
    A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
    DATE AND TIME: February 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m. (NOTE: This rule development workshop is combined with the Issues Workshop of the South Florida Water Management District's Water Resources Advisory Commission)
    PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, B-1 Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
    Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Rick Smith, WRAC Facilitator, (800)432-2045, ext. 6517 or (561)682-6517, email: rismith@sfwmd.gov. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Scott Burns, Director, Water Supply Policy Implementation, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, (800)432-6817, (561)682-6817, email: sburns@sfwmd.gov or Elizabeth Ross, Senior Specialist Attorney, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, (800)432-2045, ext. 6257 or (561)682-6257, email: bross@sfwmd.gov. For procedural questions, contact Jan Sluth, Sr. Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, (800)432-2045, ext. 6299 or (561)682-6299, email: jsluth@sfwmd.gov

    THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.