PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) announces workshops regarding ongoing rule development to which all persons are invited. NWFWMD is developing changes to Chapter 40A-2, F.A.C., as noticed in Florida ...

Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Northwest Florida Water Management District

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
40A-21.001: Policy and Purpose
40A-21.031: Elements of the Plan
40A-21.051: Definitions
40A-21.221: Evaluating Water Conditions
40A-21.231: Declaring a Water Shortage
40A-21.251: Water Shortage Phases
40A-21.271: Water Use Restrictions
40A-21.275: Variances
40A-21.291: Implementing a Water Shortage Declaration
40A-21.331: Declaring a Water Shortage Emergency
40A-21.371: Water Use Restrictions in a Water Shortage Emergency
40A-21.391: Implementing a Water Shortage Emergency Declaration
40A-21.401: Monitoring
40A-21.421: Enforcement
40A-21.511: Classification System
40A-21.531: Source Classes
40A-21.551: Use Classes
40A-21.571: Method of Extraction or Diversion Classes

The Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) announces workshops regarding ongoing rule development to which all persons are invited. NWFWMD is developing changes to Chapter 40A-2, F.A.C., as noticed in Florida Administrative Weekly on July 20, 2012, as part of a statewide effort headed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and joined by all five water management districts (WMDs), to increase consistency in the consumptive use permitting (CUP), minimum flows and levels (MFLs), and water supply related programs of the WMDs.

Note: Members of the District’s Governing Board may attend the scheduled Rule Development Workshop.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.042, 373.0421, 373.109, 373.118, 373.219, 373.223, 373.227, 373.229, 373.236, 373.239, 373.246, 373.250, FS.

Rule development workshops will be held at the dates, times and places shown below:

DATE AND TIME: May 14, 2013, 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

PLACE: Northwest Florida Water Management District, 81 Water Management Drive, Havana, FL (10 miles west of Tallahassee off Highway 90).

DATE AND TIME: May 15, 2013, 1:30 p.m. Central Time.

PLACE: Escambia County Commission Chambers, Room 100, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, FL.

DATE AND TIME: May 16, 2013, 5:30 p.m. Central Time.

PLACE: Agriculture Conference Center, Jackson County Agriculture Office Complex, 2741 Pennsylvania Ave., Marianna, FL.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Among other things, this rule development will cover the amendment, repeal, or development of rules as needed to accomplish CUP consistency goals, on the following subjects: (1) consumptive use permit criteria; (2) limiting conditions (permit conditions by rule); (3) permit thresholds; (4) permit types; (5) permit duration; (6) water conservation requirements; (7) annual allocation requirements and other rules needed to provide continuous reasonable assurance throughout the duration of a permit; (8) modification of permits; (9) 10-year compliance reports; (10) compliance monitoring and forms; (11) application forms; (12) permit fees to address related changes to permit thresholds or permit types; (13) an Applicant’s Handbook to assist applicants with the requirements of Chapter 40A-2, F.A.C. (14) procedural rules in Chapter 40A-1, F.A.C.; (15) water shortage plan rules in Chapter 40A-21, F.A.C.; and (16) other rules for which conforming amendments may be needed along with any rule changes made in the subject areas identified above.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Angela Chelette, Northwest Florida Water Management District, Bureau of Ground Water Regulation, 152 Water Management Drive, Havana, Florida 32333, [phone], [e-mail].

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: Terri Peterson, Administrative Assistant, Northwest Florida Water Management District, Bureau of Ground Water Regulation, 152 Water Management Drive, Havana, Florida 32333, [phone], [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (Voice).

The preliminary text of the proposed rule development will be available on the district’s website (www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us) prior to the workshop.