The District proposes develop new rules as well as amend and repeal existing rules as part of a statewide effort headed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and joined by all water management districts (WMDs) to increase ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Southwest Florida Water Management District

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

40D-21.631: Phase II: Severe Water Shortage

40D-21.641: Phase III: Extreme Water Shortage

40D-21.651: Phase IV: Critical Water Shortage

The Southwest Florida Water Management District announces workshops to which all persons are invited.

DATES AND TIMES: May 22, 2013, 9:00 a.m. in Tampa, FL and May 23, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in Brooksville, FL.

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

PLACE: SWFWMD, Tampa Service Office, Governing Board Meeting Room, 7601 US Highway 301 N, Tampa, FL 33637 and SWFWMD, Headquarters, Governing Board Meeting Room, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The District proposes develop new rules as well as amend and repeal existing rules as part of a statewide effort headed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and joined by all water management districts (WMDs) to increase consistency in the consumptive use permitting (CUP). This necessitates addressing procedural rules. The changes will address the goals of the DEP and the WMDs in streamlining the permitting process and making the permitting process less confusing for applicants. Additional information about the statewide CUP consistency initiative and this rulemaking process is available at DEP's website at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/waterpolicy/cupcon.htm.

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) modification of permits; (8) 10-year compliance reports; (9) compliance monitoring and forms; (10) application forms; (11) permit fees to address related changes to permit thresholds or permit types; (12) the District’s Water Use Permit Information Manual Part B, Basis of Review for Water Use Permit Applications; (13) procedural rules in Chapter 40D-1, F.A.C.; (14) water levels and rates of flows rules in Chapter 40D-8; (15) water shortage plan rules in Chapter 40D-21, F.A.C.; and (15) 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: Sonya White, 7601 Highway 301 N., Tampa, FL 33637-6759, [phone] (4660); email [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: SWFWMD Human Resources Director, [phone], ext. 4702; [phone] (FL only), ext. 4702 or email to [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (voice).

For more information, you may contact: Sonya White, 7601 Highway 301 N., Tampa, FL 33637-6759, [phone] (4660); email [e-mail].

The preliminary text of the proposed rule development will be available prior to the workshop.