Notice of Development of Rulemaking

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
40E-3.021: Definitions
40E-3.036: Rules and Publications Incorporated by Reference
40E-3.038: Violations of Contractor Licensing and Well Construction Requirements
40E-3.101: Content of Application
40E-3.411: Well Completion Reports
40E-3.507: Casing and Liner Pipe Standards
40E-3.512: Well Construction Requirements
40E-3.517: Grouting and Sealing
40E-3.521: Well Seals
40E-3.600: Scope of Part VI
40E-3.601: General Permit for Water Wells within a Portion of Southern Miami-Dade County
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend Rules 40E-3.021, 40E-3.036, 40E-3.038, 40E-3.101, 40E-3.411, 40E-3.507, 40E-3.512, 40E-3.517, and 40E-3.521, F.A.C., and to create new rules, Rule 40E-3.600, F.A.C., Scope of Part VI, and Rule 40E-3.601, F.A.C., General Permit for Water Wells within a Portion of Southern Miami-Dade County, in order to incorporate construction standards and forms adopted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). New Rule 40E-3.600 will set forth the scope of Part VI in regard to the granting of general permits for certain specified well construction, repair or abandonment activities which have been determined by the District to exist in unique geographic areas, and new Rule 40E-3.601, F.A.C., will set forth requirements for general permits for agricultural wells in a specified portion of southern Miami-Dade County that are 25 feet or less in depth. Rule 40E-3.601, F.A.C., will also provide a legal description of the specified portion of southern Miami-Dade County and an updated map depicting the specified area (Figure 3-1).
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Construction Standards and Forms developed in accordance with Section 373.337, F.S., and the 2004 Interagency Agreement between FDEP, South Florida Water Management District and the State of Florida Department of Health.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, 373.309, 373.333 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.019, 373.103, 373.106, 373.113, 373.303, 373.306, 373.308, 373.309, 373.313, 373.323, 373.324, 373.326, 373.329, 373.333, 373.336, 373.342 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: November 1, 2011, 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Headquarters Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 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: South Florida Water Management District Clerk at 1(800)432-2945, x2087 or (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: Paulette Glebocki, Hydrogeologist – Lead, Water Use Bureau, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, telephone 1(800)432-2045, extension 6941 or (561)682-6941 or by email to pglebock@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 AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.