40D-8.624: Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend Chapter 40D-8, Florida Administrative Code, to establish minimum levels for the next set of priority lakes pursuant to Section 373.042, Florida Statutes and to establish guidance levels for those lakes.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments establish the High Guidance Level, High Minimum Level, Minimum Lake Level and Low Guidance Level for Dinner Lake, Lake Mabel and Lake Starr in Polk County, Florida. The proposed amendments replace the previous levels adopted for these lakes.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.036, 373.0361, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Doug Leeper, Chief Environmental Scientist, Resource Conservation and Development Department, Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, (352)796-7211, extension 4272
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
40D-8.624 Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes.
(1) through (12) No change.
(13) Levels for lakes established during or after August 7, 2000, are set forth in the following table. After the High Minimum Lake Level and Minimum Lake Level elevation for each lake is a designation indicating the Method used, as described in subsection 40D-8.624(8), F.A.C., to establish the level. Compliance with the High Minimum and Minimum Lake Levels is determined pursuant to paragraphs (6)(b) and (7)(b) above. Guidance Levels established prior to August 7, 2000, are set forth in Table 8-3 in subsection 40D-8.624(14), F.A.C., below.
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Table 8-2 Minimum and Guidance Levels Established During or After August 7, 2000. Levels are elevations, in feet above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. | ||||||
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Location by County and Basin |
Name of |
Ten Year Flood Guidance Level |
High Guidance Level |
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Minimum |
Low Guidance Level |
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(a)-(y) No change |
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(z) In Polk County Within the Peace River Basin |
Annie, S-3, T-29S, R-27E |
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116.0' |
115.2' (CAT 3) |
112.8' (CAT 3) |
111.7' |
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Bonnie, S-31, T-29S, R-28E |
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105.9' |
105.8' (CAT 3) |
102.1' (CAT 3) |
99.8' |
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S-31, T-31S, R-28E |
107.4' |
105.5' |
105.5' (CAT 3) |
104.4' (CAT 3) |
103.1' |
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S-15, T-29S, R-27E |
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114.4'
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113.6'
(CAT 3) |
110.6'
(CAT 3) |
109.1'
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S-01, T-29S, R-25E |
131.3' |
129.6' |
129.0' (CAT 3) |
127.9' (CAT 3) |
127.2' |
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Lee, S-10, T-29S, R-27E |
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116.8' |
116.0' (CAT 3) |
113.9' (CAT 3) |
113.1' |
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Mabel, S-11, T-29S, R-27E |
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107.5'
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106.7'
(CAT 3) |
103.9'
(CAT 3) |
102.5'
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S-07, T-29S, R-26E |
133.3' |
129.4' |
129.4' (CAT 3) |
128.3' (CAT 3) |
127.0' |
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Parker, S-8, T-28S, R-24E |
131.8' |
130.6' |
130.6' (CAT 3) |
129.6' (CAT 3) |
129.0' |
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Starr, S-14, T-29S, R-27E |
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105.8'
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105.0'
(CAT 3) |
102.1'
(CAT 3) |
100.7'
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S-9, T-29S, R-27E |
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121.2' |
120.4' (CAT 3) |
118.2' (CAT 3) |
117.4' |
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S-01, T-30S, R-27E |
114.1' |
ND |
107.7' (CAT 3) |
106.6' (CAT 3) |
ND |
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(aa)-(cc) No change |
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(14) No change.
Specific Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 373.036, 373.0361, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086 FS. History–New 6-7-78, Amended 1-22-79, 4-27-80, 10-21-80, 12-22-80, 3-23-81, 4-14-81, 6-4-81, 10-15-81, 11-23-81, 1-5-82, 3-11-82, 5-10-82, 7-4-82, 9-2-82, 11-8-82, 1-10-83, 4-3-83, 7-5-83, 9-5-83, 10-16-83, 12-12-83, 5-8-84, 7-8-84, 12-16-84, 2-7-85, 5-13-85, 6-26-85, 11-3-85, 3-5-86, 6-16-86, Formerly 16J-8.678, Amended 9-7-86, 2-12-87, 9-2-87, 2-18-88, 6-27-88, 2-22-89, 3-23-89, 9-26-89, 7-26-90, 10-30-90, 3-3-91, 9-30-91, 10-7-91, 7-26-92, 3-1-93, 5-11-94, 6-6-96, 2-23-97, 8-7-00, 1-8-04, 12-10-04, 6-5-05, 1-1-07, 2-12-07, 1-10-08,_________.