40C-8.031 : Minimum Surface Water Levels and Flows and Groundwater Levels - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Rule Title: Minimum Surface Water Levels and Flows and Groundwater Levels
Department:	WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS	Add to MyFLRules Favorites
Division:	St. Johns River Water Management District
Chapter:	MINIMUM FLOWS AND LEVELS

Latest version of the final adopted rule presented in Florida Administrative Code (FAC):

	Effective Date:	2/24/2025
	History Notes:	Rulemaking Authority 373.042, 373.044, 373.113 FS. Law Implemented 373.042, 373.0421, 373.103, 373.415 FS. History–New 9-16-92, Amended 8-17-94, 6-8-95, 1-17-96, 8-20-96, 10-20-96, 11-4-98, 6-27-00, 2-13-01, 3-19-02, 5-12-03, 11-10-03, 1-12-04, 2-1-06, 12-3-06, 5-10-07, 5-24-07, 1-11-10, 8-22-13, 4-3-14, 11-25-14, 12-31-14, 1-31-16 (4)(aaa), 1-31-16 (4)(ssss), 2-1-17 (4)(w), 2-1-17 (6), (8), 6-27-17 (7), 6-29-17 (5), (8), (9), 1-30-19, 9-30-20, 9-28-21, 2-24-25.
	References in this version:	Ref-07783 Baseline Flow (incorporated by reference in 40C-8.031(6)(b)) Ref-08325 Alexander Springs adjusted flow-time series data Ref-08326 Gemini Springs adjusted flow-time series data Ref-08327 Silver Glen Springs adjusted flow-time series data Ref-10225 Lochloosa Lake Time Series Data Ref-12168 Lake Butler time series data from 1949-2018 Ref-13524 Lake Brooklyn MFL time series data (September 2021) Ref-13525 Lake Geneva MFL time series data (September 2021) Ref-17728 Apshawa Lake South MFL time series data (February 2025)

History of this Rule since Jan. 6, 2006

Section	Description	ID	Publish Date

Development 40C-8.031	The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to amend established minimum water levels for the following lakes in the following counties: Lake Geneva in Clay County, and Cowpen Lake and Lake Tarhoe in Putnam ....	9508054	12/23/2010 Vol. 36/51
Development 40C-8.031	The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to (1) adopt minimum median of annual median spring flows for the following two springs in Volusia County: Green Springs and Ponce de Leon Springs; (2) adopt ....	9506502	12/23/2010 Vol. 36/51

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