Notice of Development of Rulemaking

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Rule No.: RULE TITLE
40D-4.051: Exemptions
40D-4.091: Publications, Forms and Agreements Incorporated by Reference
40D-4.101: Content of Application
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rulemaking is to add the term, "semi-impervious" to the environmental resource permit rules and portions of the Environmental Resource Permitting Manual Part B, Basis of Review, which set forth permitting exemptions, limitations or requirements that are based upon the amount of impervious surface proposed for a project. The effect will be to clarify that semi-impervious material is to be included in requirements relating to impervious material. Historically, impervious and semi- impervious materials have been treated the same in District rules. However, recent rulemaking involving adoption of a separate definition of "semi-impervious" made the continued inclusion of semi-impervious materials in calculations relating to impervious material unclear.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Environmental resource permitting.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.046, 373.113, 373.149, 373.171, 373.414, 373.414(9) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.0361, 373.042, 373.079(4)(a), 373.083(5), 373.114, 373.171, 373.403, 373.406, 373.413, 373.4135, 373.4136, 373.414, 373.4144, 373.416, 373.429, 373.441 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
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: The Southwest Florida Water Management District, Human Resources Director, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604-6899; telephone (352)796-7211, ext. 4702 or 1(800)423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4702; TDD (FL only) 1(800)231-6103; or email to: ADACoordinator@swfwmd.state.fl.us. 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: Barbara Martinez, Sr. Administrative Assistant, Office of General Counsel, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, (352)796-7211, extension 4660 (OGC#2010041)

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.