Until a non-emergency rule setting a minimum flow and/or minimum water level for the subject springs becomes effective, this emergency rule will temporarily establish minimum water flows for Falmouth Spring, Lafayette Blue Spring, Peacock Springs and Troy Spring, an Outstanding Florida Springs, pursuant to the mandate of section 373.042, F.S. Each water flow has an associated allowable percentage reduction of flow. The terms herein are already defined in Chapter 40B-8, F.A.C. or are defined in the emergency rule itself. As with all minimum flows and levels established by the District, if adopted, the minimum flows and levels in this rule amendment would be used as a basis for imposing limitations on withdrawals of groundwater and surface water in the consumptive use permit regulatory process and for reviewing proposed surface water management systems in the environmental resource permit regulatory process.