The South Florida, St. Johns River, and Southwest Florida water management districts are conducting independent scientific peer review of their work to expand the ECFTX Model in support of the 2020 Regional Water Supply Plan for the Central Florida ...  

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    WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

    Southwest Florida Water Management District

    RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

    40D-8.041Minimum Flows

    40D-8.624Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes

    The Southwest Florida Water Management District announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

    DATE AND TIME: The WebBoard (a website) will be available for public viewing from September 23, 2016, through December 31, 2017, and will be available for public comment from 9:00 a.m. on September 30, 2016, through 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2017, on the expansion of the East Central Florida Transient Groundwater Model (ECFTX Model) in support of the 2020 Regional Water Supply Plan for the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI).

    PLACE: https://swfwmd.discussion.community/categories

    For persons without access to the Internet, access to the WebBoard during the public comment period is available at the headquarters office of the Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday.

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The South Florida, St. Johns River, and Southwest Florida water management districts are conducting independent scientific peer review of their work to expand the ECFTX Model in support of the 2020 Regional Water Supply Plan for the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) area that includes the southern portion of Lake and all of Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole counties. PURSUANT TO SECTION 373.042(5), FLORIDA STATUTES, THE MODEL MAY BE ADOPTED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MAY BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE MFLs, AND THEREFORE MAY APPLY TO MORE THAN ONE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. This website https://swfwmd.discussion.community/categories will be used to allow public access to and participation in communications among the chairman and members of the independent peer review panel created to conduct a review of the ECFTX Model.

    Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on September 30, 2016, through 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2017, interested parties may access ongoing communications among the peer review panelists, electronically stored communications and other public records associated with the expansion of the ECFTX Model that are posted to this site. Peer review panelists will post information and pose questions to one another on the WebBoard. The public can provide comment directly at the website at any time between 9:00 a.m. September 30, 2016, through 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2017, on any aspect of the expansion of the ECFTX Model, particularly on relevant scientific or technical data and findings. Communications and documents posted are preserved and can be accessed at any time after they occur or are posted. The peer review panelists will continue to use the WebBoard for revisions and additions to the expanded ECFTX Model from September 30, 2016, through delivery of the Panel’s Final Report to the District on December 31, 2017.

    In addition to the open forum WebBoard, the peer reviewers will participate in teleconferences on the expanded ECFTX Model, to be noticed in FAR when scheduled.

    NOTE: One or more members of the District’s Governing Board may attend this teleconference.

    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Southwest Florida Water Management District, Attention: Mark Barcelo, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604, (352)796-7211 or Mark.Barcelo@watermatters.org, and will be accessible at https://swfwmd.discussion.community/categories.

    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: SWFWMD Human Resources Director, (352)796-7211, ext. 4703; 1(800)423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4703 or email to ADACoordinator@swfwmd.state.fl.us. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the District 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: in writing addressed to the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Attention: Mark Barcelo, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604, or by calling Mark Barcelo at (352) 796-7211 for assistance in obtaining WebBoard access to this review.

     

Document Information

Hearing Meeting:
https://swfwmd.discussion.community/categories For persons without access to the Internet, access to the WebBoard during the public comment period is available at the headquarters office of the Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday.
Subject:
The South Florida, St. Johns River, and Southwest Florida water management districts are conducting independent scientific peer review of their work to expand the ECFTX Model in support of the 2020 Regional Water Supply Plan for the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) area that includes the southern portion of Lake and all of Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole counties. PURSUANT TO SECTION 373.042(5), FLORIDA STATUTES, THE MODEL MAY BE ADOPTED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ...
Meeting:
public meeting
Contact:
Southwest Florida Water Management District, Attention: Mark Barcelo, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604, (352) 796-7211, or Mark.Barcelo@watermatters.org, and will be accessible at https://swfwmd.discussion.community/categories.
Related Rules: (2)
40D-8.041. Minimum Flows
40D-8.624. Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes