To identify conditions for permit issuance for consumptive use permits for allocating water from the regional system, including Everglades, Water Conservation Areas, and the Biscayne Aquifer.

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-20: GENERAL WATER USE PERMITS
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To identify conditions for permit issuance for consumptive use permits for allocating water from the regional system, including Everglades, Water Conservation Areas, and the Biscayne Aquifer.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Allocation of water from the regional system.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 120.54(5), 120.60, 373.042, 373.044, 373.083, 373.113, 373.118, 373.171 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 120.54(5), 120.60, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.083, 373.103, 373.118, 373.219, 373.223, 373.229, 373.236, 373.239 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: October 6, 2006, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Headquarters, Bill Storch Room, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
DATE AND TIME: October 9, 2006, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, Miami Field Station, 9001 N.W. 58th Street Miami, Florida 33178
Although Governing Board meetings, hearings and workshops are normally recorded, affected persons are advised that it may be necessary for them to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. Persons with disabilities or handicaps who need assistance may contact the South Florida Water Management District Clerk’s Office, at [phone] at least two business days in advance to make appropriate arrangements.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Scott Burns, Director, Water Supply Policy Implementation, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 4680, telephone [phone], extension 6817 or [phone], email: [e-mail], or Cecile Piverotto, Senior Specialist Attorney, Office of Counsel, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, telephone [phone], extension 6343 or [phone], email: [e-mail]. For procedural issues, Jan Sluth, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, extension 6299, or [phone], email: [e-mail].
THE PRELIMINARY PROPOSED RULE TEXT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 on the District’s Water Use Regulation website at: http://www.sfwmd. gov/org/wsd/wateruse/wu_availailityrule.html or the District’s permitting website at: http://my.sfwmd.gov/permitting. Once you access this page, click on “rule development” located on the right hand side of the page then LEC Regional Water Availability. For those without internet access, a copy may also be obtained by contacting Jan Sluth at the address, phone or email address provided above.