The amendment will establish a reservation of water from the Morris Bridge Sink in Hillsborough County, Florida to be used to as necessary to contribute to achieving or maintaining the minimum flows for the Lower Hillsborough River.

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Southwest Florida Water Management District

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40D-2.302: Reservations from Use
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The amendment will establish a reservation of water from the Morris Bridge Sink in Hillsborough County, Florida to be used to as necessary to contribute to achieving or maintaining the minimum flows for the Lower Hillsborough River.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Establishment of a reservation from water use permitting of water from the Morris Bridge Sink in Hillsborough County, Florida.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, F.S.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.0421, 373.223(4), F.S.
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.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Karen A. Lloyd, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, [phone], extension 4651.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

40D-2.302 Reservations From Use.

(1) All available water from the Morris Bridge Sink but not greater than 3.9 million gallons of water on any given day is reserved to be used to contribute to achieving or maintaining the Minimum Flows for the Lower Hillsborough River set forth in 40D-8.041, F.A.C.  The Morris Bridge Sink is located in Section 5, Township 28S, Range 20E, approximately 0.6 miles south of the Hillsborough River and 0.5 miles north of Cow House Creek in Hillsborough County, Florida.

(2)The Governing Board anticipates reserving from use water necessary to recover to, and protect, the Minimum Flows and Levels established for the Southern Water Use Caution Area as set forth in Chapter 40D-8, F.A.C.  These reservations will be adopted through future rulemaking on a case-by-case basis, to address water that is developed through water resource development projects designed to achieve and maintain Minimum Flows and Levels.  Adopted reservations will be incorporated into this Rule 40D-2.302, F.A.C. 

Specific Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, F.S.  Law Implemented 373.0421, 373.223(4), F.S.  History -New 1-1-07, Amended ________.