Authorities and regulatory tools to be used to protect water from the natural system from consumptive uses and defining the volume and timing of water to be reserved from allocation for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project. The District ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-10.011: Purpose and General Provisions
40E-10.021: Definitions
40E-10.031: Implementation Tools
40E-10.221: Protected Natural Systems Water Bodies
40E-10.321: Regional Wetland Systems
40E-10.421: Water Reservations
40E-10.431: Water Reservation Areas: Lower West Coast
The South Florida Water Management District announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: August 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: Rookery Bay Estuary Research Reserve, Auditorium, 300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Authorities and regulatory tools to be used to protect water from the natural system from consumptive uses and defining the volume and timing of water to be reserved from allocation for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project.

The District proposes new Rules 40E-10.011, F.A.C., Purpose and General Provisions; Rule 40E-10.021, F.A.C., Definitions; Rule 40E-10.031, F.A.C., Implementation Tools; Rule 40E-10.221, F.A.C., Protected Natural Systems Water Bodies; Rule 40E-10.321, F.A.C., Regional Wetland Systems; Rule 40E-10.421, F.A.C., Water Reservations; and Rule 40E-10.431, F.A.C., Water Reservation Areas: Lower West Coast. In addition to these new rules, the workshop includes a discussion of proposed rule amendments to Rules 40E-2.011, 40E-2.091, 40E-2.301, 40E-2.331, 40E-20.091, 40E-20.301, 40E-20.302 and 40E-20.331, F.A.C.

This workshop is in addition to the workshops previously conducted on June 17, 2008 and July 24, 2008. The purpose of this additional workshop is to present the second draft of proposed rule text based on comments received from the previous workshops as well as direction received from the Governing Board during its workshop on August 13, 2008. The second draft of the proposed rule text will be posted on the District’s website on August 20, 2008 at www.sfwmd.gov/watersupplyruledevelopment or may be obtained by contacting one of the contact persons listed below.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Brenda Mills, Lead Planner, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 4208 or [phone].

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: South Florida Water Management District Clerk, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 2087 or [phone]. 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). 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).

For more information, you may contact: Scott Burns, Director, Everglades Water Supply Policy, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 4224 or [phone]; Brenda Mills, Lead Planner, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 4208 or [phone]; Beth Lewis, Senior Supervising Attorney, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6343 or [phone]. For procedural issues, contact: Jan Sluth, Senior Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6299 or [phone].