Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-41 - REGULATION OF THE CONSUMPTIVE USES OF WATER › Section 62-41.300 - Central Florida Water Initiative Area, Scope of Rule

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Rules
				 62-41.300 through
				 62-41.305, F.A.C., and the
				Central Florida Water Initiative Area Supplemental Applicant's Handbook
				(Supplemental Applicant's Handbook), incorporated by reference in subsection
				 62-41.302(1),
				F.A.C., implements Section
				 373.0465(2)(d),
				F.S. These rules apply to consumptive use permit applicants and permittees with
				withdrawal points within the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) Area as
				defined in Section  373.0465(2)(a),
				F.S, and supersede those portions of Chapters 40C-2, 40D-2 and 40E-2, F.A.C.,
				regulating the consumptive use of water in the CFWI area explicitly identified
				in this chapter. These rules only supersede the rules of the St. Johns River
				Water Management District (SJRWMD), Southwest Florida Water Management District
				(SWFWMD) or South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) (collectively, the
				"Districts") when explicitly provided in Rules
				 62-41.300 through
				 62-41.305, F.A.C., or the
				Supplemental Applicant's Handbook.
(2) The SJRWMD shall implement this chapter
				and the provisions of the Supplemental Applicant's Handbook in conjunction with
				provisions of Chapter 40C-2, F.A.C., and the SJRWMD Applicant's Handbook for
				the Consumptive Uses of Water, which is incorporated in paragraph
				 40C-2.101(1)(a),
				F.A.C., (
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09818
).
(3) The SWFWMD shall implement this chapter
				and the provisions of the Supplemental Applicant's Handbook in conjunction with
				provisions of Chapter 40D-2, F.A.C., and the SWFWMD Water Use Permit
				Applicant's Handbook, Part B, which is incorporated in paragraph
				 40D-2.091(1)(a),
				F.A.C., (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11553
).
(4) The SFWMD shall implement this chapter
				and the provisions of the Supplemental Applicant's Handbook in conjunction with
				provisions of Chapter 40E-2, F.A.C., and the Applicant's Handbook for Water Use
				Permit Applications, which is incorporated in subsection
				 40E-2.091(1),
				F.A.C., (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05791
).
(5) Paragraph
				 373.0465(2)(e),
				F.S., directs the Districts to implement these rules within the CFWI Area
				without the need for further rulemaking.
(6) The phrases "Consumptive Use Permit, "
				"Consumptive Use Permitting, " or "Consumptive Use Applicants" are synonymous
				with "Water Use Permit, " "Water Use Permitting, " or "Water Use Applicants, "
				respectively, as used by the Districts.
(7) The Central Florida Water Initiative
				region is a water resource caution area for purposes of Chapters 403 and 62-40,
				F.A.C.
(8) The water management
				districts shall develop and execute a memorandum of agreement providing for the
				procedural requirements of a coordinated review of permits within the CFWI
				Area.
Rulemaking Authority
					 373.043,
					 373.0465,
					 373.171 FS. Law Implemented
					 373.016,
					 373.019,
					 373.026,
					 373.036,
					 373.0363,
					 373.042,
					 373.0421,
					 373.0465,
					 373.171,
					 373.219,
					 373.223,
					 373.233,
					 373.229,
					 373.709
					 FS.
New 6-21-21.