To amend the year-round mandatory landscape irrigation measures currently in place in the Lower West Coast Region and to expand those measures District-wide. The purpose of these mandatory measures is to provide a framework for consistent ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-24.011: Policy and Purpose
40E-24.101: Definitions
40E-24.201: Year-Round Landscape Irrigation Measures
40E-24.301: Local Government Option
40E-24.401: Enforcement
40E-24.501: Variances and Waivers
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend the year-round mandatory landscape irrigation measures currently in place in the Lower West Coast Region and to expand those measures District-wide. The purpose of these mandatory measures is to provide a framework for consistent implementation to ensure the long-term sustainability of the water resources of the District, increase water use efficiency and prevent and curtail wasteful water use practices through the adoption of ordinances that would include these measures, variance and enforcement provisions.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Proposed measures setting forth standards for local government’s ordinance adoption regarding specific days of the week and times of day for lawn irrigation for residential and commercial landscape and recreation areas.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 120.54, 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 120.54, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.103, 373.117, 373.223, 373.609 FS.

RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AT THE DATES, TIMES AND PLACES SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: April 22, 2008, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, Building B-1, Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, Lower West Coast Regional Service Center, 2301 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33901

DATE AND TIME: April 25, 2008, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: South Dade Regional Library – Auditorium, Miami-Dade Public Library System, 10750 S.W. 211 Street, Miami, FL 33189

DATE AND TIME: April 29, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Osceola County Library, Lillie Room, 211 East Dakin Avenue, Kissimmee, FL 34741

Although Governing Board meetings, hearings and workshops are normally recorded, affected persons are advised that it may be necessary for them to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. Persons with disabilities or handicaps who need assistance may contact the South Florida Water Management District Clerk’s Office, at [phone] at least five business days in advance to make appropriate arrangements.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Jesus Rodriguez, Lead Water Conservation Officer, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416‑4680, telephone [phone], extension 6060 or [phone], email: [e-mail]. For procedural issues contact Jan Sluth, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, extension 6299, or [phone], email: [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE ON APRIL 15, 2008 at the following web address: http://www.sfwmd.gov/conserve. For those without internet access, the preliminary text is also available free at no charge by contacting the persons listed above.