Notice of Development of Rulemaking

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Northwest Florida Water Management District
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40A-2.051: Exemptions
40A-2.901: Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule development is to: reduce the permitting requirements for water users whose withdrawals pose minimal impact to the water resources, minimize non-potable demands on the potable water supplies, promote use of the lowest quality water suitable for the intended purpose and include statutory permit language.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Permitting of water uses and language in the permit document.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, 373.216, 373.219, 373.223 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.171, 373.216, 373.219, 373.223 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: January 14, 2009, 9:00 a.m., ET
PLACE: Northwest Florida Water Management District, 81 Water Management Drive, Governing Board Conference Room, Havana, Florida 32333-4711
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 72 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Larry Wright, Northwest Florida Water Management District, 81 Water Management Drive, Havana, Florida 32333-4711, (850)539-5999, (850)539-2777 (fax). If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Terri Peterson, Northwest Florida Water Management District, 152 Water Management Drive, Havana, Florida 32333-4711, (850)539-5999, (850)539-2777 (fax)

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

40A-2.051 Exemptions.

(1) through (5) No change.

(6) An Individual Water Use Permit shall not be required for non-public supply shallow wells four (4) inches or smaller in diameter, withdrawing an annual daily average of 15,000 gallons or less of water from the shallow sand aquifer in the portion of Permit Area A found in the counties of Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Okaloosa, and Walton, and which do not penetrate any competent and continuous confining formation.

(7) through (10) No change.

Specific Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 373.171, 373.216, 373.219 FS. History–New 10-1-82, Amended 5‑17‑83, 3-1-84, 1-5-86, 8‑1-89, 5-31-92, 11-2-92, 10-1-95, 7-1-98, 1-1-05, 2-27-06,________.

 

40A-2.901 Forms.

(1) The following forms are used in the implementation of this Chapter and are hereby incorporated by reference:

(a) through (d) No change.

(e) Individual Water Use Permit Document, NWFWMD Form No. A2-E, effective ________October 1, 1995.

(f) through (i) No change.

(2) These forms are available at the following District offices:

(a) through (c) No change.

Specific Authority 373.044, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 373.116, 373.219, 373.229 FS. History–New 10‑1‑82, Amended 1-5-86, 8-1-89, 5-31-92, 10-1-95, 7‑1-98,________.