Notice of Development of Rulemaking

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-3.035: Agreements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend Rule 40E-3.035, Florida Administrative Code, to: 1) incorporate by reference the water well delegation agreements with Broward, Glades, Highlands, Lee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, Polk, and Palm Beach County Health Departments to delegate the implementation of the water well regulatory program; 2) to incorporate by reference the first amendment to the delegation agreement with the City of Cape Coral, and the Collier, Hendry, Martin, Okeechobee, Osceola, and St. Lucie County Health Departments; and, 3) to incorporate by reference the second amendments to the delegation agreements with Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie County Health Departments to include a provision concerning legal support.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Well Delegation Agreements and Amendments to the Agreements between the South Florida Water Management District and various governmental entities.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.103, 373.308, 373.309, 373.323, 373.324, 373.326, 373.329, 373.333 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: April 20, 2010, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Headquarters, B-1 Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: The South Florida Water Management District Clerk’s Office, at (561)682-2087. 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: Dean Powell, Deputy Department Director, Water Supply, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, telephone 1(800)432-2045, extension 6787 or (561)682-6787, or by email to: dpowell@sfwmd.gov. For procedural questions, please contact Kathie Ruff, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, telephone 1(800)432-2045, extension 6320 or (561)682-6320 or by email to: kruff@sfwmd.gov.
The Preliminary Text of the Proposed Rule Development is located on the District’s website at: www.sfwmd.gov – Under Topics, click on Permits, then click on Rules, Statutes and Criteria in the Related Links listing on the left-hand side of the window. Copies of the Delegation Agreements are available by contacting Kathie Ruff, Paralegal, Office of General Counsel, South Florida Water Management District, as listed above.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.