Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-40 - WATER RESOURCE IMPLEMENTATION RULE › Section 62-40.520 - District Water Management Plans

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Each District shall develop a comprehensive water management plan, based on at
				least a 20-year planning period, which is consistent with the provisions of
				this chapter and Section
				 373.036(2),
				F.S. District Water Management Plans are comprehensive guides to the Districts
				in carrying out all their water resource management responsibilities, including
				water supply, flood protection, water quality management, and protection of
				natural systems. The plans shall provide general directions and strategies for
				District activities, programs, and rules. They will be implemented by a
				schedule of specific actions of the District, which may include program
				development, water resource projects, land acquisition, funding, technical
				assistance, facility operations, and rule development.
(2) Districtwide water supply assessments
				shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of Section
				373.036(2)(b)4., F.S. The assessment shall determine whether sources of water
				are adequate to supply water for all existing and projected
				reasonable-beneficial uses and to sustain the water resources and related
				natural systems. If it is determined that sources of water are not adequate,
				the affected area shall have a regional water supply plan developed in
				accordance with Section
				 373.0361, F.S. and Rule
				 62-40.531, F.A.C. The
				determinations shall be updated at least every 5 years. Within one year of the
				determination that a regional water supply plan is needed for a water supply
				planning region, the region shall also be designated as a water resource
				caution area. Domestic wastewater treatment facilities which are located
				within, or serve a population located within, or discharge within water
				resource caution areas shall be subject to the reuse requirements of Section
				 403.064, F.S.
(3) Based on economic, environmental, and
				technical analyses, a course of remedial or preventive action shall be
				specified for each current and anticipated future water resource problem that
				is identified in the District Plan.
(4) Remedial or preventive measures shall
				include consideration of measures such as: water supply development projects;
				water resource development projects; water resource restoration projects
				pursuant to Section  403.0615, F.S.; purchase of
				lands; conservation of water; development of alternative supplies such as
				desalination, aquifer storage and recovery, reuse of reclaimed water and
				recycling of stormwater and industrial wastewater; enforcement of Department or
				District rules; and actions taken by local government pursuant to a local
				government comprehensive plan, local ordinance, or zoning regulation.
(5) District Plans shall also for identify
				areas where collection of data, water resource investigations, water resource
				development or conservation projects, or the implementation of regulatory
				programs are necessary to address water resource problems.
(6) District plans shall address, at a
				minimum, the following subjects:
(a) District
				overview;
(b) Water management
				goals;
(c) Water management
				responsibilities, including:
1. Water supply
				protection and management, to include source protection and regional water
				supply planning,
2. Flood
				protection and floodplain management. This shall include the District's
				strategies and priorities for managing facilities and floodplains, and a
				schedule for District mapping of floodplains,
3. Water quality protection and management
				for both surface water and ground water. This shall include the District's
				strategies, priorities, and schedules to develop pollutant load reduction goals
				and any basin-specific rules as needed to assure that a TMDL is met; and,
4. Natural systems protection and
				management. This shall reflect the schedule for establishing minimum flows and
				levels required by Section
				 373.0421,
				F.S.
(d) For each water
				management responsibility, the following shall be included:
1. Resource assessments, including
				identification of regionally significant water resource issues and problems
				within the District,
2. Water
				management policies for identified issues and problems; and,
3. Implementation strategies for each issue
				and problem, including tasks, schedules, responsible entities, and measurable
				benchmarks.
(e)
				Integrated plan, describing how the water problems of each county in the
				District are identified and addressed;
(f) Intergovernmental coordination, including
				measures to implement the plan through coordination with the plans and programs
				of local, regional, state and federal agencies and governments; and,
(g) Procedures for plan development,
				including definitions and public participation.