The proposed rules include criteria which will affect applications for consumptive use permits requesting withdrawal of surface water from Lake Okeechobee or hydraulically connected systems. The proposed criteria requires permit applicants to demonstrate the requested allocation will not cause a net increase in the volume of surface water withdrawn from Lake Okeechobee over the base condition water use. Moreover, the criteria states allocation of water to new public water supply uses above the general permit threshold is determined to be incompatible with the Lake Okeechobee water supply source.