RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
40E-10.011: Policy and Purpose
40E-10.021: Definitions
40E-10.031: Water Reservations Implementation
40E-10.061: Water Reservation Areas: Lower East Coast Planning Area
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (WRDA 2000) requires the State of Florida to reserve or allocate water for the natural systems associated with implementation of CERP projects. The District proposes to establish a water reservation for natural system water associated with the CERP Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project (Phase 1) to identify and reserve water from consumptive use and to ensure that water is available to provide the intended benefits to the natural system. The Water Reservation rule will require consumptive use permit applicants to provide reasonable assurances that their proposed use of water will not withdraw water reserved for the natural system.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Water reservation for CERP Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project (Phase 1).
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.016, 373.026, 373.036, 373.1501, 373.1502, 373.219, 373.223, 373.4592, 373.4595, 373.470 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 5, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon; April 6, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Biscayne Bay National Park Headquarters, 9700 S.W. 328th Street, Homestead, FL 33033-5634
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, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 2087 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: Don Medellin, Principal Scientist, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6340 or (561)682-6340, email: dmedelli@sfwmd.gov, or Beth Lewis, Senior Specialist Attorney, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6343 or (561)682-6343, email: belewis@sfwmd.gov. For procedural questions contact Jan Sluth, Sr. Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, ext. 6299 or (561)682-6299, email: jsluth@sfwmd.gov

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.