To amend Rule 40D-8.624, F.A.C., to establish minimum levels for one of the District’s listed priority waters, Lake Hancock, pursuant to Section 373.042, Florida Statutes.

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 Rule 40D-8.624, F.A.C., to establish minimum levels for one of the District’s listed priority waters, Lake Hancock, pursuant to Section 373.042, Florida Statutes.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Establishment of minimum levels for Lake Hancock in Polk County, Florida. A minimum level is the level of surface water at which further water withdrawals would be significantly harmful to the water resources of the area.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.036, 373.0361, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: January 12, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Water Management District Bartow Service Office, 170 Century Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830-7700
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Doug Leep, Ecologic Evaluation Section, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, [phone], extension 4272

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