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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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40. Water Management Districts |
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40A. Northwest Florida Water Management District |
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40A-21. Water Shortage Plan |
1(1) When a water shortage is declared, or if already declared and a different level of restrictions is imposed, the Governing Board shall cause publication of a notice of declaration or restrictions. The notice shall be published at least once in a prominent place in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected areas of the water shortage. In addition, the District shall make reasonable effort to inform the general public of the restrictions in effect and the sources of supply which are affected. Particular attention shall be given to presenting this information in a form which is easily understood and applied by the citizens of the affected areas.
110(2) The Governing Board shall cause notification by regular mail of each affected consumptive use permittee within the affected source class of any changes in the conditions of permits within the affected source class, any suspension of permits within the affected source class or any other restriction on uses of water within the affected source class.
166(3) The District shall notify local governments in the affected area of any water shortage declaration. In addition, local law enforcement officials shall be notified as soon as possible of any water shortage declaration or change of restrictions in effect within their areas of jurisdiction.
211(4) An order declaring a water shortage or imposing more severe restrictions shall become effective seven days after any notice required in subsection (1) is published. An order declaring a water shortage shall remain in effect until rescinded by the Board.
252(5) A declaration of water shortage and any provision or restriction adopted pursuant thereto under the water shortage plan may be rescinded by the Executive Director if the order rendering the Governing Board’s declaration of water shortage specifically delegates to the Executive Director the authority to rescind the existing water shortage restrictions.
304(6) All decisions of the Executive Director made pursuant to this subsection shall be by order and subject to ratification by the Board at the next scheduled Board meeting.
333(7) A declaration of water shortage and any provision or restriction adopted pursuant thereto under the water shortage plan may be rescinded by the Board.
358Rulemaking Authority 360373.044, 361373.113 FS. 363Law Implemented 365373.175, 366373.246 FS. 368History–New 3-29-92, Amended 3-27-19.
