The District proposes conforming existing rules to changes made in other District 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). 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. As a result of the statewide effort, the District proposes to amend these rules for the sole purpose of deleting references to Chapter 40E-20, F.A.C., which is proposed for repeal, and replacing references to the “Basis of Review for Water Use Permit Applications Within the South Florida Water Management District” with “Applicant’s Handbook for Water Use Permit Application’s Within the South Florida Water Management District.” 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 May 1, 2013.