RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-20: GENERAL WATER USE PERMITS
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To identify conditions for permit issuance for consumptive use permits for allocating water from the regional system, including Everglades, Water Conservation Areas, and the Biscayne Aquifer.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Allocation of water from the regional system.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 120.54(5), 120.60, 373.042, 373.044, 373.083, 373.113, 373.118, 373.171 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 120.54(5), 120.60, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.083, 373.103, 373.118, 373.219, 373.223, 373.229, 373.236, 373.239 FS.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Scott Burns, Director, Water Supply Policy Implementation, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 4680, telephone 1(800)432-2045, extension 6817 or (561)682-6817 (email: sburns@sfwmd.gov, or Cecile Ross, Senior Specialist Attorney, Office of Counsel, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, telephone 1(800)432-2045, extension 6343 or (561)682-6343 (email: cross@sfwmd.gov). For procedural issues, Jan Sluth, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, extension 6299, or (561)682-6299, email: jsluth@sfwmd.gov.
THE PRELIMINARY PROPOSED RULE TEXT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON JULY 6, 2006 AT http://my.sfwmd. gov/permitting. Once you access this page, click on “rule development” located on the right hand side of the page then LEC Regional Water Availability. A copy may also be obtained by contacting Jan Sluth at the address, phone or email address provided above.