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The Department’s rulemaking effort will address uniform rules for issuing permits which prevent groundwater withdrawals that are harmful to the water resources and a uniform definition of the term “harmful to the water resources” for Outstanding Florida Springs. “Outstanding Florida Spring” includes all historic first magnitude springs, including their associated spring runs, and the following additional springs, including their associated spring runs: De Leon Springs; Peacock Springs; Poe Springs; Rock Springs; Wekiwa Springs; and Gemini Springs. The term does not include submarine springs or river rises.