Florida Administrative Code › 40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS › 40A - Northwest Florida Water Management District › Chapter 40A-21 - WATER SHORTAGE PLAN › Part I - GENERAL › Section 40A-21.031 - Elements of the Plan

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Water Shortage Plan consists of the following
					 elements.
(1) Part I. General. Part I
				  outlines the general goals and objectives of the District in developing and
				  adopting the Water Shortage Plan and provides definitions for key terms
				  utilized in the plan.
(2) Part II.
				  Declaring and Implementing a Water Shortage. Part II describes the procedures
				  the District will utilize in declaring a water shortage. Provisions are made
				  for comparing estimated present and anticipated water supplies with estimated
				  present and anticipated user needs. The impact on the water resource, if
				  demands are met from available supplies, is also evaluated. In addition, a
				  method for expressing the severity of a water shortage in terms of four water
				  shortage phases is provided. General user restrictions and variance procedures
				  are established. Finally, procedures for implementing the water shortage
				  declaration are provided.
(3) Part
				  III. Emergency Provisions. Part III pertains to that condition when the
				  restrictions imposed on water users during a water shortage declaration appear
				  inadequate to sufficiently protect the water resource or individual users. At
				  that time, the Executive Director with the concurrence of the Governing Board
				  may declare a water shortage emergency and impose restrictions on individual
				  users. Part III also describes the procedures for declaring such a water
				  shortage emergency and describes the water use restrictions which could be
				  imposed under emergency conditions.
(4) Part IV. Monitoring and Enforcement. Part
				  IV describes the District's overall program of monitoring surface and
				  groundwaters, climatic conditions, and water demand during a water shortage. In
				  addition, this part describes how the District, in conjunction with local law
				  enforcement officials, will enforce the provisions of a declared water shortage
				  or water shortage emergency.
(5)
				  Part V. The Classification System. Part V classifies each user according to the
				  source of water supply, type of water use and method of withdrawal. The
				  classification system is utilized in conjunction with Parts II, III and VI to
				  determine the water use restrictions with which users should comply.
(6) Part VI. Specific Restrictions. Part VI
				  presents water use restrictions for each water shortage phase and water use
				  class. Various combinations of these restrictions will be employed by the
				  District to achieve the desired reduction in user demands during any phase of a
				  water shortage. The ultimate combination of restrictions chosen will be
				  described within the water shortage order(s) published by the District as
				  described in Rule  40A-21.275,
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
						373.044,
						373.113 FS. Law Implemented
						373.175,
						373.246
						FS.
New 3-29-92.