Second rule development workshop to amend Rules 40E-2.091, 40E-20.091, 40E-10.011, 40E-10.021, 40E-10.031, 40E-10.041, and new Rule 40E-10.051, F.A.C., to establish a water reservation for the portions of the Kissimmee River (upstream of S-65E), ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-10.011: Purpose and General Provisions
40E-10.021: Definitions
40E-10.031: Water Reservations
40E-10.041: Water Reservation Areas: Lower West Coast Planning Area
40E-10.051: Water Reservation Areas: Kissimmee Planning Area

The South Florida Water Management District announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: February 26, 2009, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Osceola County Commission Chambers, Administration Building, 1 Courthouse Square, Fourth Floor, Kissimmee, FL 34741

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Second rule development workshop to amend Rules 40E-2.091, 40E-20.091, 40E-10.011, 40E-10.021, 40E-10.031, 40E-10.041, and new Rule 40E-10.051, F.A.C., to establish a water reservation for the portions of the Kissimmee River (upstream of S-65E), Floodplain and Upper Chain of Lakes, in volumes, locations and seasons of the year as is necessary for the protection of fish and wildlife. Preliminary rule text has not been prepared and will not be available at the workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the technical evaluation which identifies the water needed for the protection of fish and wildlife.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Scott Burns, Director, Everglades Water Supply Policy, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 4224 or [phone], email: [e-mail]. The agenda will also be posted on the District’s website: www.sfwmd.gov/watersupplyruledevelopment. Click on Water Reservations tab then KISS/UCOL.

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: South Florida Water Management District Clerk, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 2087 or [phone], 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).

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.

For more information, you may contact: Scott Burns, Director, Everglades Water Supply Policy, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 4224 or [phone], email: [e-mail] or Elizabeth D. Ross, Senior Specialist Attorney, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6257 or [phone], email: [e-mail].

For procedural questions, contact: Jan Sluth, Senior Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6299 or [phone], email: [e-mail].