25784266, 40E-2.091 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 25784266

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Division:

South Florida Water Management District

Chapter:

CONSUMPTIVE USE

Overview

RULE:

40E-2.091

Publications Incorporated by Reference

PURPOSE:

To establish and amend existing consumptive use permitting criteria to protect water made available by the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project (LRWRP), a component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The proposed rule amends the Applicant’s Handbook for Water Use Permit Applications within the South Florida Water Management District (Applicant’s Handbook) to amend the existing Lower East Coast Regional Water Availability criteria (LEC Rule) and corresponding permit duration to include the several LRWRP project components not presently covered by the LEC Rule. The proposed rule also establishes criteria for the upper Floridan aquifer system groundwater associated with the project’s aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells.

SUMMARY:

Amend the Applicant’s Handbook for Water Use Permit Applications within the South Florida Water Management District to provide water resource protection for the LRWRP. The proposed amendments to the Applicant’s Handbook for Water Use Permit Applications within the South Florida Water Management District and the Technical Document Supporting Rulemaking to Protect Water Made Available by the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project are available on the District’s website at: https://www.sfwmd.gov/doing-business-with-us/rules.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

373.044, 373.113, 373.118, 373.171, 373.216 FS

LAW:

373.042, 373.0421, 373.083, 373.109, 373.196, 373.219, 373.223, 373.224, 373.229, 373.232, 373.233, 373.236, 373.239, 373.250 FS

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

4/22/2022 Vol. 48/79

COMMENTS:

From 4/22/2022 To 5/13/2022 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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