The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to adopt minimum flows and levels for the St. Johns River at State Road 50, in Orange and Brevard counties.

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
St. Johns River Water Management District

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40C-8.031: Minimum Surface Water Levels and Flows and Groundwater Levels
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to adopt minimum flows and levels for the St. Johns River at State Road 50, in Orange and Brevard counties.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule would establish minimum surface water flows and levels for the St. Johns River at State Road 50 in Orange and Volusia counties pursuant to the mandate of Section 373.042, Florida Statutes. Each of these flows and levels would have an associated duration (in days) and return interval (in years). The terms used herein are already defined in Chapter 40C-8, F.A.C. As with all minimum levels established by the District, if adopted, the minimum levels in this rule amendment would be used as a basis for imposing limitations on withdrawals of groundwater and surface water in the consumptive use permit regulatory process and for reviewing proposed surface water management systems in the environmental resource permit regulatory process.
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 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.042, 373.0421 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: May 8, 2007, following the regularly scheduled Governing Board Meeting, which begins at 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: St. Johns River Water Management District Headquarters, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida 32177
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: Norma Messer at [phone] or [phone] (TDD). 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 IS: Norma K. Messer, Rules Coordinator, St. Johns River Water Management District, Office of General Counsel, P. O. Box 1429, Palatka, Florida 32178-1429, [phone], Suncom 860-4459, email [e-mail]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

40C-8.031 Minimum Surface Water Levels and Flows and Groundwater Levels.

(1) The following minimum surface water levels and flows and minimum groundwater levels are established:

(a) through (g) No change.

(h) St. Johns River at SR50 in Orange and Brevard Counties.

LevelFlowDuration Return Interval

(ft NGVD)(cfs)(days)(years)

Minimum Frequent High8.11950302

Minimum Average5.95801801.5

Minimum Frequent Low4.21401205

Minimum Infrequent Low2.7436050

(2) through (4) No change.

Specific Authority 373.044, 373.113 FS. Law Implemented 373.042, 373.0421, 373.103, 373.415 FS. History–New 9‑16‑92, Amended 8-17-94, 6-8-95, 1-17-96, 8-20-96, 10-20-96, 11-4-98, 6-27-00, 2-13-01, 3-19-02, 5-11-03, 11-10-03, 1-12-04, 2-1-06,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Sonny Hall, Technical Program Manager, Division of Water Supply Management, St. Johns River Water Management District, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida 32177, [phone], suncom 860-4368
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: March 13, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: November 17, 2006