Purpose
Section 373.227(4), Florida Statutes, allows the water management districts to amend their Basis of Review for Consumptive Water Use Permits for Public Water Suppliers to include provisions for “Goal Based Water Conservation Plans”. The multi-year effort, known as Conserve Florida, has produced work products detailed in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) December 2005 “Report to the Legislature on Progress in Implementing the Comprehensive Statewide Water Conservation Program Required by Section 373.227, Florida Statutes”. The proposed rule revisions bring the District into compliance with provisions of FDEP’s Chapter 62-40, F.A.C., concerning water conservation in public water supplies.