Summary


Rule 40D-3.037, F.A.C., is amended to incorporate updated versions of related DEP water well rules in Chapters 62-524, 62-528, 62-531, 62-532, and 62-555, F.A.C. The Water Well Construction Disciplinary Guidelines and Citations Dictionary adopted by DEP in June 2014 is also incorporated by reference. To address concerns raised in earlier rulemaking by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, publications that are identified in DEP’s related rules will now be directly incorporated into the District’s well regulation rules. These materials are already contained in DEP rules and do not represent new requirements for water well contractors. Amendments also incorporate updated versions of the District’s Application for Water Well Contractor License and Renewal License Application forms, to reflect recent statutory changes. Rule 40D-3.041 is amended to reflect the fact that under a new general permit rule, certain monitor wells will not require application for a well construction permit. Rule 40D-3.045, F.A.C., is amended to limit the rule’s requirement to wells for which an individual water use permit is required, in recognition that the District’s water use permitting rules now allow for general water use permits by rule. Rule 40D-3.060, F.A.C., establishes a new general permit for the construction, repair, modification or abandonment of certain monitoring wells that are part of an environmental site assessment, remedial action plan or pilot study approved by DEP pursuant to Chapter 62-780, F.A.C. Rule 40D-3.492, F.A.C., is amended to make more complete the list of actions, omissions or conduct that constitute violations of Chapter 40D-3, F.A.C. Rules 40D-3.507 and 40D-3.517, F.A.C., are amended to correct a citation to DEP rules. Rule 40D-3.531, F.A.C., is amended to adopt a revised version of the District’s Well Grouting/Abandonment Form.