The CFWI is a collaborative process involving the Department of Environmental Protection, the St. Johns River Water Management District, the South Florida Water Management District, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, regional public water supply utilities, and other stakeholders. The “CFWI Area” is all of Orange, Osceola, Polk, and Seminole Counties, and southern Lake County. Section 373.0465, Florida Statutes, directs the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt uniform rules for application within the CFWI Area. Rules 62-41.300 through 62-41.305, F.A.C., and the Supplemental Applicant’s Handbook address the public interest by providing a uniform regulatory framework to allow for the allocation of available groundwater in the area, subject to avoidance and mitigation measures to prevent harm. These rules will apply to consumptive use permit applicants in the CFWI Area and supersede portions of Chapters 40C-2, 40D-2 and 40E-2, F.A.C., regulating the consumptive use of water in the CFWI Area explicitly identified in the chapter. The Supplemental Applicant’s Handbook is available for review at: https://floridadep.gov/water-policy/water-policy/content/office-water-policy-rulemaking.