To amend 40D-8, Florida Administrative Code, to incorporate the next set of priority lakes 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 40D-8, Florida Administrative Code, to incorporate the next set of priority lakes pursuant to Section 373.042, Florida Statutes.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments establish minimum lake levels and guidance levels for Crews Lake, Lake Iola, Jessamine Lake, Pasco Lake, Pierce Lake and Unnamed Lake Number 22 (a.k.a. Loyce Lake) in Pasco County, Florida, based on the District's current minimum lake level establishment methodology described in Rule 40D-8.624, F.A.C. The proposed amendments also repeal guidance levels previously adopted for these lakes.
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, 373.171, F.S.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.036, 373.0361, 373.0395, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086, F.S.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Doug Leeper, Senior Environmental Scientist, Resource Conservation and Development Department, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, [phone], extension 4272.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

40D-8.624 Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes.

(1) through (12) No change.

(13)  Levels for lakes established during or after August 7, 2000, are set forth in the following table.  After the High Minimum Lake Level and Minimum Lake Level elevation for each lake is a designation indicating the Method used, as described in subsection 40D-8.624(8), F.A.C., to establish the level.  Compliance with the High Minimum and Minimum Lake Levels is determined pursuant to paragraphs (6)(b) and (7)(b) above. Guidance Levels established prior to August 7, 2000, are set forth in Table 8-3 in subsection 40D-8.624(14), F.A.C., below:

 

 

Table 8-2 Minimum and Guidance Levels Established During or After August 7, 2000.  Levels are elevations, in feet above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
Location by County and Basin	Name of Lake and Section, Township and Range Information	Ten-Year Flood Guidance Level	High Guidance Level	High Minimum Lake Level	Minimum Lake Level	Low Guidance Level
(a) through (p) No change.
(q) In Pasco County Within the Coastal Rivers Basin	Big Fish Lake S-21, T-24, R-19	77.41	76.05	75.65 (CAT 3)	73.05 (CAT 3)	71.75
	Crews Lake  S-16, T-24S, R18E	reserved	54.9	52.4 (CAT 1)	51.0 (CAT 1)	48.5
	Green Lake  S-16, T-26, R-18	75.5	74.4	74.2 (CAT 2)	71.9 (CAT 2)	70.0
	Moon Lake  S-28, T-25, R-17	41.7	39.9	39.9 (CAT 3)	38.3 (CAT 3)	36.2
	Pasco Lake  S-22, T-24S, R-18E	reserved	66.1	65.3 (CAT 3)	61.8 (CAT 3)	59.7
	Pierce Lake  S-9, T-25S, R-18E	reserved	72.7	72.2 (CAT 3)	70.5 (CAT 3)	68.9
	Unnamed Lake No. 22 S-27, T-24S, R-18E	reserved	60.1	59.3 (CAT 3)	55.8 (CAT 3)	53.7
(r) No change.
(s) In Pasco County Within the Hillsborough County Basin	Bell Lake  S-13, T-26, R-18	73.3	71.6	70.8 (CAT 1)	69.4 (CAT 1)	69.2
	Bird Lake  S-36, T-26, R-18	68.2	66.8	66.6 (CAT 1)	65.2 (CAT 1)	64.3
	Buddy Lake  S-17, T-25S, R-21E	96.9	93.7	93.7 (CAT 3)	87.3 (CAT 3)	83.9
	Hancock Lake  S-5, T-24S,  R-20E	106.9	102.5	102.5 (CAT 3)	100.2 (CAT 3)	97.7
	Iola, Lake S-15, T-24S, R-20E	reserved	147.3	146.5 (CAT 3)	141.9 (CAT 3)	138.6
	Jessamine Lake  S-11, T-24S, R-20E	reserved	141.1	140.3 (CAT 3)	133.3 (CAT 3)	127.1
	Middle Lake  S-4, T-24S, R-20E	106.9	103.1	102.5 (CAT 3)	100.2 CAT 3)	99.2
	Padgett, Lake S-24, T-26, R-18	71.5	70.5	70.5 (CAT 1)	69.5 (CAT 1)	68.4
	Pasadena, Lake S-16, T-25S R-21E	96.9	93.7	93.7 (CAT 3)	87.3 (CAT 3)	83.9
(t) through (cc) No change.

 

 

 

 

(14) Guidance Levels established for lakes prior to August 7, 2000, are set forth in the following table:

 

Table 8-3 Guidance Water Levels adopted prior to August 7, 2000
Location of Impoundment by County and Basin	Ten-Year Flood Guidance Level in Feet Above Mean Sea Level (msl)	High Level in Feet Above Mean Sea Level (msl)	Low Level in Feet Above Mean Sea Level (msl)	Extreme Low Level in Feet Above Mean Sea Level (msl)
(a) through (p) No change.
(q) In Pasco County Within the Coastal Rivers Basin LAKES
Crews Lake  S16T24SR18E	57.00	55.00	52.00	50.00
Garden Lake  S16T25SR16E	22.10	19.00	16.25	15.75
Pasco Lake  S22T24SR18E	67.50	67.00	64.00	62.00
Pierce Lake  S9T25SR18E	73.60	73.00	70.00	68.00
Richey Lake  S3T26SR16E	14.10	13.00	10.00	8.00
Unnamed Lake No. 22 S27T24SR18E	62.60	62.50	59.50	57.50
Worrell, Lake (Bass Lake) S26T25SR16E	22.10	19.00	16.25	15.75
(r) No change
(s) In Pasco County Within the Hillsborough River Basin LAKES
Catfish Lake  S30T25R19	68.72	68.00	65.50	63.50
Cow (East) Lake S19T26SR19E	78.63	78.50	76.00	75.00
Floyd, Lake S36T26R19	68.41	68.50	66.00	64.00
Gooseneck, Lake S29T26R19	75.10	73.50	71.00	69.00
Hog (Joyce) Lake S19T26SR19E	76.66	76.50	73.50	72.50
Iola, Lake S15T24SR20E	147.55	147.50	145.00	142.50
Jessamine, Lake S11T24SR20E	144.18	142.00	138.00	136.00
JoAnn, Lake S30T26R19	68.72	68.00	65.50	63.50
King Lake  S7T26SR19E	73.58	73.50	71.50	69.50
King Lake (East) S22T25SR20E	105.49	105.25	102.50	100.00
Moody Lake  S10T24SR20E	110.48	110.00	107.50	105.50
Myrtle, Lake S30T26R19	68.72	68.00	65.50	63.50
Saxon Lake  S30T26SR19E	71.34	71.25	69.00	67.50
Tampa (Turtle) Lake S32T26R19	66.00	65.50	63.00	61.00
Toni, Lake S30T26R19	68.72	68.00	65.50	63.50
Twin, Lake S28T26R19	68.35	67.50	65.00	63.00
Unnamed Lake #26 S25T26R18	68.75	68.00	65.50	63.50
(t) through (cc) No change

 

Specific Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 373.036, 373.0361, 373.0395, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086 FS. History–New 6-7-78, Amended 1-22-79, 4-27-80, 10-21-80, 12-22-80, 3-23-81, 4-14-81, 6-4-81, 10-15-81, 11-23-81, 1-5-82, 3-11-82, 5-10-82, 7-4-82, 9-2-82, 11-8-82, 1-10-83, 4-3-83, 7-5-83, 9-5-83, 10-16-83, 12-12-83, 5-8-84, 7-8-84, 12-16-84, 2-7-85, 5-13-85, 6-26-85, 11-3-85, 3-5-86, 6-16-86, Formerly 16J-8.678, Amended 9-7-86, 2-12-87, 9-2-87, 2-18-88, 6-27-88, 2-22-89, 3-23-89, 9-26-89, 7-26-90, 10-30-90, 3-3-91, 9-30-91, 10-7-91, 7-26-92, 3-1-93, 5-11-94, 6-6-96, 2-23-97, 8-7-00, 1-8-04, 12-10-04, 6-5-05, 5-2-06, 1-1-07, 2-12-07,_________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Doug Leeper, Senior Environmental Scientist, Resource Conservation and Development Department, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, [phone], extension 4272.
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: March 27, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: November 3, 2006