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Notice: 21419266

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Division:

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Chapter:

WATER LEVELS AND RATES OF FLOW

Overview

RULE:

40D-8.624

Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rulemaking is to correct drafting errors in Rule 40D-8.624.  The effect of the rule is to support the District’s water supply planning, water use permitting, and environmental resource permitting programs.

SUMMARY:

Section 373.042, F.S., requires the District to establish minimum flows and levels for lakes, wetlands, rivers and aquifers within the District’s boundaries.  Over time, errors have occurred in Tables 8-2 and 8-3 of the rule. This rulemaking is necessary to correct those errors, as follows:

1.	Revise Table 8-2 to add the lake category (CAT) associated with the High Minimum and Minimum Lake Levels for Lake Aurora and Lake Easy;
2.	Delete Lake Raleigh and associated Guidance Levels from Table 8-3. The Guidance Levels for Lake Raleigh in Table 8-3 were previously replaced by more recent Minimum and Guidance Levels in Table 8-2;
3.	Delete Lake Rogers and “No Levels Recommended” from Table 8-3. Minimum and Guidance Levels that were developed in more recent assessments for Lake Rogers exist in Table 8-2;
4.	Delete lakes Bonable, Little Bonable, and Tiger from Table 8-3. Minimum and Guidance Levels for these three lakes developed in more recent assessments have been included in Table 8-2; 
5.	Re-list Lake Ellen, located in Section 10, Township 28S, Range 18E, in Hillsborough County, and the associated Guidance Levels, in Table 8-3.  Lake Ellen was incorrectly deleted from Table 8-3 when Minimum and Guidance Levels were approved and added to Table 8-2 for a different Lake Ellen located in Section 19, Township 27S, Range 18E;
6.	Revise Table 8-3 to add the Section, Township, and Range for 73 lakes; and
7.	Revise Table 8-3 to correct spelling of Lake Whistler.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

373.044, 373.113, 373.171, F.S.

LAW:

373.036, 373.042, 373.0421, 373.086, 373.709, F.S

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/22/2019 Vol. 45/14

COMMENTS:

From 1/22/2019 To 2/12/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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