The District proposes to amend these rules as part of a statewide effort headed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and joined by all water management districts (WMDs) to increase consistency in the consumptive use permitting ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

South Florida Water Management District

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

40E-1.021Definitions

40E-1.602Permits Required

40E-1.603Application Procedures for Processing Permit Applications or Notices of Intent

40E-1.6065Consideration of Intended Agency Decision on Permit Applications

40E-1.607Permit Application Processing Fees

40E-1.6107Transfer of Environmental Resource, Surface Water Management, or Water Use, or Wetland Resource Permit

40E-1.615Coordinated Agency Review Procedures for the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern

40E-1.659Forms and Instructions

40E-1.715Civil Penalty Calculation

The South Florida Water Management District announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: Aug 12, 2013, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, Bill Storch Conference Room, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406

DATE AND TIME: August 19, 2013, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: John D Campbell Agricultural Center, 18710 SW 288th Street, Homestead, FL 33030

DATE AND TIME: August 22, 2013, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, Lower West Coast Service Center, 2301 McGregor Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33901

DATE AND TIME: August 23, 201, 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Osceola County Commission Chambers, 4th Floor - Admin Bldg., 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 4100, Kissimmee, FL 34741

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The District proposes to amend these rules as part of a statewide effort headed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and joined by all water management districts (WMDs) to increase consistency in the consumptive use permitting (CUP) program. This necessitates addressing procedural rules. The changes will address the goals of the DEP and the WMDs in streamlining the permitting process and making the permitting process less confusing for applicants. Additional information about the statewide CUP consistency initiative and this rulemaking process is available at DEP's website at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/waterpolicy/cupcon.htm.

The District proposes the following through this rulemaking process: 1) delete references to Chapter 40E-20, F.A.C., which is being repealed through this rulemaking process; 2) streamline the application procedures for processing permit applications or notices of intent; 3) streamline the types of permits the Governing Board shall consider; 4) add fee categories for individual permits, except mining/dewatering and include a lower filing fee for applications filed electronically; and 5) replace water use forms (Tables A through K) with water use permit supplemental forms.

Note: Members of the District's Governing Board may attend the scheduled Rule Development Workshop. The South Florida Water Management District's draft rule language will be posted on the District's website at www.sfwmd.gov/rules, on August 1, 2013.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Jan Sluth, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, [phone] or 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6299, email: [e-mail].

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's Office, [phone] or 1(800)432-2045, ext. 2087. 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: Steven Memberg, Water Use Policy Principal Scientist, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, [phone] or 1[phone], ext 2133, email: [e-mail]; Elizabeth Ross, Esq., South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, [phone] or 1[phone], ext. 6257, email: [e-mail]; or, Jennifer Bokankowitz, Esq., South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, [phone] or 1[phone], ext. 2258, email: [e-mail].