To amend Chapter 40D-8, Florida Administrative Code, to establish minimum levels for the next set of priority lakes pursuant to Section 373.042, Florida Statutes and to establish guidance levels for those lakes.

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Southwest Florida Water Management District

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40D-8.624: Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend Chapter 40D-8, Florida Administrative Code, to establish minimum levels for the next set of priority lakes pursuant to Section 373.042, Florida Statutes and to establish guidance levels for those lakes.

SUMMARY: The proposed amendments establish the High Guidance Level, High Minimum Level, Minimum Lake Level and Low Guidance Level for Lake Annie, Lake Bonnie, Dinner Lake, Lake Lee, Lake Mabel, Lake Starr and Venus Lake in Polk County, Florida. The proposed amendments replace the previous levels adopted for these lakes and also repeal the Ten Year Flood Guidance Level, High Level, Low Level and Extreme Low Level for the lakes.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.036, 373.0361, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086 FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAW.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Doug Leeper, Chief Environmental Scientist, Resource Conservation and Development Department, Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, [phone], extension 4272

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

40D-8.624 Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes.

(1) through (12) No change.

(13) Levels for lakes established during or after August 7, 2000, are set forth in the following table. After the High Minimum Lake Level and Minimum Lake Level elevation for each lake is a designation indicating the Method used, as described in subsection 40D-8.624(8), F.A.C., to establish the level. Compliance with the High Minimum and Minimum Lake Levels is determined pursuant to paragraphs (6)(b) and (7)(b) above. Guidance Levels established prior to August 7, 2000, are set forth in Table 8-3 in subsection 40D-8.624(14), F.A.C., below.

 

Table 8-2 Minimum and Guidance Levels Established During or After August 7, 2000. Levels are elevations, in feet above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
Location by County and Basin	Name of Lake and Section, Township and Range Information	Ten Year Flood Guidance Level	High Guidance Level	High Minimum Lake Level	Minimum Lake Level	Low Guidance Level
(a)-(y) No change
(z) In Polk County Within the Peace River Basin	Annie, Lake S-3, T-29S, R-27E		116.0'	115.2' (CAT 3)	112.8' (CAT 3)	111.7'
	Bonnie, Lake S-31, T-29S, R-28E		105.9'	105.8' (CAT 3)	102.1' (CAT 3)	99.8'
	Clinch Lake  S-31, T-31S, R-28E	107.4'	105.5'	105.5' (CAT 3)	104.4' (CAT 3)	103.1'
	Dinner Lake  S-15, T-29S, R-27E		115.7'	114.9' (CAT 3)	112.7' (CAT 3)	112.2'
	Eagle Lake  S-01, T-29S, R-25E	131.3'	129.6'	129.0' (CAT 3)	127.9' (CAT 3)	127.2'
	Lee, Lake S-10, T-29S, R-27E		116.8'	116.0' (CAT 3)	113.9' (CAT 3)	113.1'
	Mabel, Lake S-11, T-29S, R-27E		108.7'	107.9' (CAT 3)	105.9' (CAT 3)	105.4'
	McLeod Lake  S-07, T-29S, R-26E	133.3'	129.4'	129.4' (CAT 3)	128.3' (CAT 3)	127.0'
	Parker, Lake S-8, T-28S, R-24E	131.8'	130.6'	130.6' (CAT 3)	129.6' (CAT 3)	129.0'
	Starr, Lake S-14, T-29S, R-27E		106.9'	106.1' (CAT 3)	104.2' (CAT 3)	103.8'
	Venus Lake  S-9, T-29S, R-27E		121.2'	120.4' (CAT 3)	118.2' (CAT 3)	117.4'
	Wales Lake  S-01, T-30S, R-27E	114.1'	ND	107.7' (CAT 3)	106.6' (CAT 3)	ND
(aa)-(cc) No change

 

(14) Guidance Levels established for lakes prior to August 7, 2000, are set forth in the following table:

 

Table 8-3 Guidance Water Levels adopted prior to August 7, 2000
Location of Impoundment by County and Basin	Ten Year Flood Guidance Level in Feet Above Mean Sea Level (msl)	High Level in Feet Above Mean Sea Level (msl)	Low Level in Feet Above Mean Sea Level (msl)	Extreme Low Level in Feet Above Mean Sea Level (msl)
(a)-(y) No change.
(z) In Polk County Within the Peace River Basin
Ada, Lake S33 T28 R27	123.80	123.00	120.00	118.00
Altamaha, Lake S11 T30 R27	122.60	122.50	120.00	118.00
Amoret Lake  24 3027	115.50	115.25	113.00	111.00
Annie, Lake S3T29S   R27E	122.10	119.00	116.00	114.00
Arianna, Lake 32825E	137.10	137.00	134.50	132.50
Aurora, Lake 133028	103.30	100.00	97.00	95.00
Banana, Lake 102924E	106.75	106.50	103.50	102.00
Belle, Lake 1130 27	123.60	120.00	117.00	115.00
Bess, Lake 1829S27E	125.50	125.25	123.00	121.00
Big Gum Lake 2629R28	95.50	95.00	92.00	89.00
Blue, Lake S13T28    R25	149.80	149.00	146.50	144.50
Blue Lake  2430S27E	118.00	117.00	114.00	--
Bonnie, Lake S31T29R28	113.30	113.00	110.00	108.00
Bonny, Lake 2028S24E	130.90	130.50	128.00	126.00
Buckeye, Lake S22T28S    R26E	130.10	129.00	126.00	124.50
Buffum, Lake 1231S     26E	132.75	132.25	129.25	--
Cannon, Lake 1928S26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Connie, Lake 928S26E	129.70	128.75	126.50	124.50
Cooper (Worth) S02T30      R27	124.20	123.50	121.00	119.00
Crooked, Lake 131S27E	122.60	122.00	118.50	--
Crystal Lake  S02 T30 R27	121.40	121.25	118.00	115.00
Crystal Lake  S21   T28    R27	122.90	122.00	119.00	117.00
Crystal Lake  2329S26E	130.00	129.50	127.00	125.00
Cypress Lake  362928E	100.20	98.50	95.00	93.00
Lake Daisy  S6T29R27	130.90	130.00	127.00	126.00
Lake Deer  252825E	141.30	140.75	138.50	136.50
Dell, Lake S28T28     R27	125.70	123.75	121.50	119.50
Lake Dexter  S2T29      R26	132.20	132.00	129.00	127.50
Dinner, Lake 1529S27E	120.90	118.50	116.00	114.00
Easy, Lake 193028	115.50	115.25	113.00	111.00
Echo, Lake S05    T28    R26	132.30	131.00	128.00	126.00
Effie, Lake 33027	119.60	118.00	115.00	113.00
Elbert, Lake S22T28    R26	137.50	135.50	133.00	131.50
Eloise, Lake 329S26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Fannie, Lake 1128S26E	127.00	125.75	123.50	120.00
Lake Florence  S35    T28    R26	128.80	128.75	127.00	125.00
Lake Fox  S6T29     R27	135.20	135.00	132.00	131.00
Garfield, Lake 53026E	105.70	104.75	101.00	100.00
Gator, Lake 2630S26E	133.60	133.00	130.75	128.50
George, Lake S06T28     R26	130.70	130.00	127.50	125.50
Gibson, Lake 2527S    23E	144.20	143.50	141.50	141.50
Gordon, Lake S16T28      R27	121.30	119.00	116.00	114.00
Lake Grassy 22925E	134.80	129.00	126.50	125.50
Lake Gross (Grassy) S14T29      R26	138.50	136.00	133.50	132.00
Hamilton, Lake 1828S      27E	122.50	121.50	119.00	117.25
Hancock, Lake 829S25E	102.40	99.00	96.00	94.00
Hart, Lake 2429S26E	124.70	124.50	122.00	120.00
Hartridge, Lake 828S         26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Henry, Lake 1631S26E	160.10	159.00	156.00	154.00
Henry, Lake 3627S26E	127.00	126.50	124.50	122.50
Hickory, Lake 1732S28E	98.50	98.50	96.00	94.00
Howard, Lake 3028S26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Ida, Lake 2831S28E	80.00	79.00	76.50	75.00
Ida, Lake S17T28   R26	136.70	135.25	132.00	130.50
Idyl, Lake S16T28    R26	134.90	134.00	131.50	130.00
Idylwild, Lake 1828S     26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Jessie, Lake 1228S25E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Josephine, Lake 133027	121.30	120.00	116.50	114.50
Josephine, Lake S27T28        R27	124.10	121.50	118.00	116.50
Lee, Lake S16T28        R27	123.50	123.50	121.50	120.00
Lena, Lake 928S25E	137.10	137.00	134.50	132.50
Leonore, Lake 1031S     28E	87.40	87.00	84.50	83.00
Link, Lake 2728S26E	128.70	128.00	125.00	123.00
Little Aurora	103.30	100.50	98.00	96.00
Little Gum Lake 3529S28E	96.80	96.50	94.00	92.00
Little Lake Hamilton 528S27E	122.50	121.50	119.00	117.25
LuLu, Lake 429S 26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Lee, Lake 1029S27E	122.10	119.00	116.00	114.00
Mabel, Lake 1129S27E	114.50	110.75	107.00	105.00
Mariam, Lake 2728S     26E	--	124.75	122.75	121.00
Marie, Lake S27T28    R27	121.00	121.00	118.00	116.00
Martha, Lake S21T28      R26	142.50	142.00	139.00	137.00
Maude, Lake S21T28     R26	141.70	140.50	137.50	136.00
May, Lake 2928S   26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Medora, Lake S36T27     R25	140.40	138.00	134.50	133.00
Menzie, Lake S28     T28     R27	127.00	122.00	120.00	118.00
Middle Lake  Hamilton  728S27E	122.50	121.50	119.00	117.25
Lake Millsite  112925E	125.30	123.50	121.00	119.00
Mirror, Lake 2028S      27E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Moody, Lake 1731S       R28E	92.80	93.50	91.00	89.00
Myrtle, Lake 1929S27E	118.70	118.50	116.50	114.50
Lake Ned  S1T29SR26	129.60	128.50	126.00	124.00
North Lake Wales S01T30     R27	116.80	115.00	112.00	110.00
Otis, Lake 2828S25E	128.70	128.00	125.00	123.00
Pansy, Lake S08    T28      R26	130.00	129.00	126.50	124.50
Parker, Lake 3229S     27E	122.50	122.00	119.50	117.50
Parker, Lake 82824E	131.60	131.00	128.75	127.50
Parks, Lake 3629S28E	104.50	102.50	100.00	98.00
Polecat, Lake 2730S26E	142.40	142.00	139.50	137.50
Reedy, Lake 3531S      28E	80.00	79.75	77.25	75.25
Reeves, Lake 1329S26E	125.10	124.50	122.00	120.00
Lake River  S1T29R26	141.60	139.50	136.00	134.00
Rochelle, Lake 428S      26E	129.70	128.75	126.50	124.50
Round, Lake 1329S     26E	129.40	129.25	126.50	124.50
Roy, Lake 3428S26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Ruby, Lake 1229S26E	125.50	125.25	123.00	121.00
Ruth, Lake S28T28     R27	123.50	121.50	117.50	115.50
Saddlebag, Lake 630S29E	106.80	105.00	102.00	100.00
Saint Anne Lake  143028	97.50	96.00	93.00	91.00
Sanitary (Marianna), Lake S01T28      R25	138.60	137.50	135.00	133.00
Sara, Lake S17T28     R27	122.50	121.50	119.00	117.25
Scott, Lake 1829S24E	168.60	168.00	165.00	164.25
Lake Sears  362825E	143.20	141.00	138.00	136.00
Serena, Lake S12T30     R27	125.30	118.00	115.00	113.00
Shipp, Lake 3228S26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Silver, Lake 532S28E	105.00	103.00	100.50	98.50
Silver, Lake S20T28     R26	147.10	146.50	144.00	142.00
Smart, Lake 928S    26E	129.70	128.75	126.50	124.50
Lake Spirit  352825E	134.10	131.50	129.00	127.00
Spring, Lake 2028S27E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Starr, Lake 142927	115.50	113.00	110.00	108.00
Streety Lake  2432S27E	108.70	105.50	102.50	101.00
Summit, Lake 3428S26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
Sunset Lake  103028	101.10	98.00	95.50	93.50
Surveyors, Lake 2630S      26E	133.60	133.00	130.75	128.50
Thomas, Lake 130E28E	104.20	99.50	97.00	95.00
Lake Thomas  352825E	135.60	132.00	128.00	126.00
Tractor Lake  143027	125.00	123.25	121.00	119.00
Trask, Lake S22       T28       R27	114.90	113.00	108.00	106.00
Trout, Lake 3432S28E	100.60	101.00	98.00	95.00
Twin Lakes  S11T30       R27	124.10	123.75	120.00	118.00
Venus, Lake 929S 27E	126.10	125.00	122.00	120.00
Walker, Lake 2130S26E	143.00	141.00	137.00	135.00
Warren, Lake S11T30        R27	124.60	123.50	121.00	119.00
Weader (Weaver), Lake  S03T30   R27	122.00	121.75	119.00	117.00
Winterset, Lake 1129S26E	132.60	132.00	129.50	127.00
(aa) through (cc) No change.

 

Specific Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 373.036, 373.0361, 373.0395, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086 FS. History–New 6-7-78, Amended 1-22-79, 4-27-80, 10-21-80, 12-22-80, 3-23-81, 4-14-81, 6-4-81, 10-15-81, 11-23-81, 1-5-82, 3-11-82, 5-10-82, 7-4-82, 9-2-82, 11-8-82, 1-10-83, 4-3-83, 7-5-83, 9-5-83, 10-16-83, 12-12-83, 5-8-84, 7-8-84, 12-16-84, 2-7-85, 5-13-85, 6-26-85, 11-3-85, 3-5-86, 6-16-86, Formerly 16J-8.678, Amended 9-7-86, 2-12-87, 9-2-87, 2-18-88, 6-27-88, 2-22-89, 3-23-89, 9-26-89, 7-26-90, 10-30-90, 3-3-91, 9-30-91, 10-7-91, 7-26-92, 3-1-93, 5-11-94, 6-6-96, 2-23-97, 8-7-00, 1-8-04, 12-10-04, 6-5-05, 1-1-07, 2-12-07,________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Doug Leeper, Chief Environmental Scientist, Resource Conservation and Development Department, Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, [phone], extension 4272

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 30, 2007

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 21, 2007