The District is re-initiating rule development to amend its consumptive use permitting and water supply related program rules as part of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's statewide effort to improve consistency among the water ...

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

South Florida Water Management District

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

40E-20.010Review of General Water Use Permit Applications

40E-20.011Policy and Purpose

40E-20.061Delegation of Authority Pertaining to General Water Use Permits

40E-20.091Publications Incorporated by Reference

40E-20.101Content of General Water Use Permit Applications

40E-20.301Conditions for Issuance of General Water Use Permits

40E-20.302Types of General Water Use Permits

40E-20.321Duration of General Water Use Permits

40E-20.331Modification of General Water Use Permits

40E-20.351Transfer of General Water Use Permits

40E-20.381Limiting Conditions

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The District is re-initiating rule development to amend its consumptive use permitting and water supply related program rules as part of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's statewide effort to improve consistency among the water management districts (referred to as CUP Consistency or CUPCon). This re-initiation of rule development will cure discrepancies between the versions of rules that were published on December 10, 2013, and acted on by the Governing Board on February 13, 2014, as well as correct some inadvertent text inaccuracies. There are no substantive changes to the rule text as adopted by the Governing Board in February 2014.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The District is transferring relevant portions of this Chapter governing general water use permits to Chapter 40E-2, F.A.C. Therefore, these rules are proposed for repeal.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 120.54(5), 120.60, 373.044, 373.113, 373.118, 373.171, 373.216 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 120.54(5), 120.60, 373.036, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.083, 373.103(1), 373.103(4), 373.118, 373.1501, 373.1502, 373.171, 373.219, 373.223, 373.229, 373.2295, 373.239, 373.470 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 REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Steven Memberg, Water Use Policy Principal Scientist, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, telephone: [phone], ext. 2133 or [phone], email: [e-mail] or Jennifer Bokankowitz, Attorney, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, telephone: [phone], ext. 2258 or [phone], email: [e-mail]. For procedural questions contact Jan Sluth, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, telephone: [phone], ext. 6299 or [phone], email: [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.sfwmd.gov/rules.