This rulemaking is necessary to establish that the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will provide notice of a Declaration of Water Shortage to those Permittees whose permits will be affected or whose permitted water use will ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Southwest Florida Water Management District

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
40D-21.275: Implementing a Water Shortage Declaration

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rulemaking is necessary to establish that the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will provide notice of a Declaration of Water Shortage to those Permittees whose permits will be affected or whose permitted water use will otherwise be restricted by a Water Shortage Declaration. The District previously provided notice of a Declaration of Water Shortage to all Permittees within an area affected by a Declaration of Water Shortage.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Water Shortage Plan.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.175, 373.246 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 WEEKLY.

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: The Southwest Florida Water Management District Human Resources Director, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, telephone [phone], ext. 4702 or 1(800)423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4702; TDD (FL only), 1(800)231-6103 or e-mail to [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Sonya White, Senior Legal Assistant, Office of General Counsel, Southwest Florida Water Management District, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637-6759, [phone], ext. 4660. (OGC#2012012)

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.