The South Florida Water Management District will update the "Environmental Resource Permit Applicant’s Handbook Volume II for Use Within the Geographic Limits of the South Florida Water Management District" (Applicant’s ....

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

South Florida Water Management District

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40E-4.091Publications, Rules and Interagency Agreements Incorporated by Reference

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The South Florida Water Management District will update the "Environmental Resource Permit Applicant’s Handbook Volume II for Use Within the Geographic Limits of the South Florida Water Management District" (Applicant’s Handbook Volume II) in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection‘s (Department) rulemaking effort in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 2020-150, Laws of Florida, to update the stormwater design and operation regulations adopted under Section 373.4131, Florida Statutes, using the most recent scientific information available.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Department and the water management districts, including the South Florida Water Management District, will develop amendments to update the stormwater design and operation regulations, and will consider and address low-impact design best management practices and design criteria that increase the removal of nutrients from stormwater discharges, and measures for consistent application of the net improvement performance standard to ensure significant reductions of any pollutant loadings to a waterbody. The Department’s rulemaking will include amendments to Chapter 62-330, Florida Administrative Code, and the Applicant’s Handbook Volume I that applies statewide. The South Florida Water Management District’s rulemaking pursuant to this notice is expected to include updates to the Applicant’s Handbook Volume II. A separate Notice of Development of Rulemaking will be published by each of the other regional water management districts to initiate rulemaking for each of their Applicant’s Handbook Volume II as part of this coordinated rulemaking effort.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.103, 373.113, 373.413, 373.418, 373.4131, 373.441 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.046, 373.413, 373.4131, 373.414, 373.4142, 373.416, 373.418, 373.426, 373.441 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Jesse Markle, P.E., Bureau Chief, Regulation, [e-mail], or [phone].

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