The District is re-initiating rule development to amend its consumptive use permitting and water supply related program rules as part of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's statewide effort to improve consistency among the water ...

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

South Florida Water Management District

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

40E-8.011Purpose and General Provisions

40E-8.421Prevention and Recovery Strategies

40E-8.431Consumptive Use Permits

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The District is re-initiating rule development to amend its consumptive use permitting and water supply related program rules as part of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's statewide effort to improve consistency among the water management districts (referred to as CUP Consistency or CUPCon). This re-initiation of rule development will cure discrepancies between the versions of rules that were published on December 10, 2013, and acted on by the Governing Board on February 13, 2014, as well as correct some inadvertent text inaccuracies. There are no substantive changes to the rule text as adopted by the Governing Board in February 2014.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The amendments to this chapter include deleting references to repealed rules and replacing references to the Basis of Review with the Applicant's Handbook.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.016, 373.036, 373.0361, 373.042, 373.0421 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Steven Memberg, Water Use Policy Principal Scientist, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, telephone: [phone], ext. 2133, or [phone], email: [e-mail] or Jennifer Bokankowitz, Attorney, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, telephone: [phone], ext. 2258 or [phone], email: [e-mail]. For procedural questions contact Jan Sluth, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, telephone: [phone], ext. 6299 or [phone], email: [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: www.sfwmd.gov/rules.