40E-2.101. Content of Application

(1) Except in those circumstances detailed in subsection (5), below, applications for permits required by this chapter shall be filed electronically at www.sfwmd.gov.ePermitting, or at the South Florida Water Management District Regulation Reception Desk, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, or at any of the District’s Service Centers. The addresses and phone numbers of the District’s Service Centers are online at www.sfwmd.gov, “Locations.”

(2) The application for all water use permits shall contain:

(a) The appropriate permit application processing fee required by Rule 40E-1.607, F.A.C.;

(b) The information required in Section 373.229(1), F.S.;

(c) Information sufficient to show that the use meets the criteria and conditions established in Rule 40E-2.301, F.A.C.; and,

(d) The application forms, as specified below, signed by the applicant or the authorized agent of the applicant.

(3) Application for an Individual Water Use Permit shall be made using Form No. 1379, Water Use Permit Application, (July 14, 2024), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16542. Applicants shall also submit one or more of the following supplemental forms as appropriate for each type of water use proposed in the permit application:

(a) Form 1380, Water Use Permit Application Supplemental Form A – Agricultural Use, (July 14, 2014), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04378;

(b) Form 1381, Water Use Permit Application Supplemental Form B – Commercial/Industrial Use, (July 14, 2014), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04379;

(c) Form 1382, Water Use Permit Application Supplemental Form C – Landscape/Recreation Use, (July 14, 2014), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04380;

(d) Form 1383, Water Use Permit Application Supplemental Form D – Dewatering Use, (July 14, 2014), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04381;

(e) Form 1384, Water Use Permit Application Supplemental Form E – Public Supply Use, (July 14, 2014), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04382;

(f) Form 1386, Water Use Permit Application Supplemental Form F ‒ Diversion and Impoundment Use, (July 14, 2014), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04383.

(4) Application for a Noticed General Water Use Permit shall be made using Form 1391, Notice of Intent to Use a Water Use Noticed General Permit, (July 14, 2014), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04384.

(5) The filing of an application is not required for a General Permit by Rule provided the criteria in Rule 40E-2.061, F.A.C., are met.

(6) The forms identified in subsections (3) and (4) above are incorporated by reference herein and are available at no cost by contacting the South Florida Water Management District Clerk’s Office, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6436, or [phone].

Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, 373.216 FS. Law Implemented 373.083, 373.103(1), 373.116, 373.219, 373.223, 373.229 FS. History–New 9-3-81, Amended 12-1-82, 2-24-85, 11-21-89, Repromulgated 1-4-93, Amended 4-20-94, 8-1-02, 10-23-12, 7-14-14, 4-17-24.