Notice of Change/Withdrawal

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-4.091: Publications, Rules and Interagency Agreements Incorporated by Reference
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 36 No. 10, March 12, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Delete the following subsections from the Basis of Review for Environmental Resource Permit Applications within the South Florida Water Management District: 4.3.9.1 through 4.3.9.5 and Figure 4.3-1 (Incentive Graph), which were inadvertently omitted from the previous publication. These subsections all pertain to Section 4.3.9, the Mitigation Reduction Through a Melaleuca Eradication Program. Subsection 4.3.9.1 pertains to determination of wetland boundaries, subsection 4.3.9.2 pertains to the method for determination of melaleuca coverage and reduction in mitigation, subsection 4.3.9.3 pertains to melaleuca eradication plans and stewardship agreements, subsection 4.3.9.4 does not allow for incentives if required by another agency to remove melaleuca and landowners must remain in compliance with the terms of the stewardship agreement in order to receive future mitigation reduction, subsection 4.3.9.5 allows a landowner to combine an application for a conceptual approval with a melaleuca eradication program, and Figure 4.3-1, Incentive Graph, shows the incentive by percentage based on the initial coverage of melaleuca and eradication over time.

The deleted rule text is available online on the District’s website at www.sfwmd.gov or may be obtained at no cost by contacting Kathie Ruff, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, (800)432-2045, ext. 6320 or (561)682-6320, email: kruff@sfwmd.gov.