Florida Administrative Code › 40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS › 40C - St. Johns River Water Management District › Chapter 40C-21 - THE WATER SHORTAGE PLAN › Part I - GENERAL › Section 40C-21.051 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
When used in this chapter:
(1) "Agricultural Uses" are water uses
				  associated with the production and freeze protection of crops, nursery
				  products, sod, and pasture, as well as the cultivation of animals and plants
				  associated with farming and aquacultural activities.
(2) "Commercial/Industrial/Institutional
				  Uses" are water uses associated with the production of goods or provision of
				  services by a commercial, industrial, or institutional establishment.
(3) "Drought Indicator" is a quantified
				  assessment of the condition of a water supply or resource.
(4) "Drought Condition Level" is the level of
				  drought or other water shortage being experienced, based on the status of
				  Drought Indicators. There are four levels: Moderate, Severe, Extreme, and
				  Critical.
(5) "Environmental Uses"
				  is the use of water to avoid or mitigate environmental harm, such as,
				  enhancing, restoring, or creating wetlands or other surface waters, or the use
				  of water for groundwater remediation.
(6) "Essential Uses" is the classification
				  category for water uses associated with maintaining public health, safety, or
				  welfare, including the operation of military facilities, power generation
				  facilities, hospital and other medical facilities, medical equipment and fire
				  suppression equipment.
(7) "Indoor
				  Uses" are water uses associated with domestic and similar non-domestic needs.
				  Domestic needs include drinking, bathing, cooking, cleaning and necessary
				  sanitary purposes in a household environment. Similar non-domestic needs
				  include drinking, bathing, and necessary sanitary activities outside of the
				  household environment, such as in customer or employee restrooms.
(8) "Landscape Irrigation" means the outside
				  watering of plants in a landscape such as shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass,
				  ground covers, plants, vines, gardens and other such flora that are situated in
				  such diverse locations as residential areas, public, commercial, and industrial
				  establishments, and public medians and rights-of-way, but it does not include
				  agricultural crops, nursery plants, cemeteries, golf course greens, tees,
				  fairways, primary roughs, and vegetation associated with recreational areas
				  such as playgrounds, football, baseball, and soccer fields.
(9) "Landscape/Recreation/Aesthetic Uses" are
				  water uses associated with landscape irrigation, including water to irrigate
				  cemeteries; the use of water associated with the creation, maintenance, and
				  operation of recreational facilities such as golf courses, water-based
				  recreational areas, and athletic fields; or the use of water for ornamental or
				  decorative purposes, such as fountains and waterfalls.
(10) "Micro-Irrigation" is the frequent
				  application of small quantities of water on or below the soil surface as drops
				  or tiny streams of spray through emitters or applicators placed along a water
				  delivery line. Micro-irrigation includes a number of methods or concepts such
				  as bubbler, drip, trickle, mist or microspray, and subsurface
				  irrigation.
(11) "Mining/Dewatering
				  Uses" are the uses of water associated with the extraction of subsurface
				  materials or to control surface water or groundwater when performing activities
				  such as construction or excavation.
(12) "Mobile Equipment" means any public,
				  private or commercial automobile, truck, trailer, railroad car, camper, boat,
				  or any other type of similar equipment.
(13) "Other Water Uses" are all other water
				  uses not specifically included in rule
				   40C-21.551, F.A.C., including
				  augmentation of natural or man-made surface water bodies; swimming pools and
				  other water-based non-commercial recreation; cleaning or Pressure Washing of
				  structures, driveways, sidewalks and other impervious surfaces; and wetting
				  roads and other surfaces for dust control or fire suppression when required by
				  federal, state or local standards.
(14) "Pressure Washing" means the use of
				  pressurized water for cleaning purposes, by means of equipment accepted by
				  industry standards. Industry standards specifically include a self-canceling or
				  automatic nozzle, water pressure at a minimum of 1, 000 p.s.i. (pounds per
				  square inch), and water volume at a maximum of five (5) gallons per
				  minute.
(15) "Public Supply" is
				  water provided by any municipality, county, regional or multijurisdictional
				  water supply authority, special district, or public or privately-owned water
				  utility for human consumption and other purposes, including water used for
				  maintaining and operating the supply system. For purposes of this Chapter,
				  "Public Supply" means the same as "Water Utility."
(16) "Source class" means the water resource
				  from which a user is obtaining water either directly or indirectly. Source
				  classes within the District are specified in rule
				   40C-21.531, F.A.C.
(17) "Use Class" means the category
				  describing the purpose for which the user is utilizing water. Use classes used
				  in this Chapter are specified in rule
				   40C-21.551, F.A.C.
(18) "Water Shortage" means a drought or
				  other situation within all or part of a specifically defined geographic area of
				  the District when insufficient water is or will be available to meet the
				  present and anticipated needs of users, or when conditions are such as to
				  require temporary reduction in total use within a particular area to protect
				  water resources from serious harm.
(19) "Water Shortage Emergency" means a Water
				  Shortage for which a determination has been made that water shortage procedures
				  which can be exercised under part II of chapter 40C-21, F.A.C., are not
				  sufficient to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, or the health of
				  animals, fish or aquatic life, or a public water supply, or meet the needs of
				  commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational or other reasonable
				  uses.
(20) "Water Shortage Plan" or
				  "Plan" means the Water Shortage Plan authorized in section
				   373.246, F.S., and contained in
				  this chapter.
Rulemaking Authority
						373.044,
						373.113 FS. Law Implemented
						373.175,
						373.246
						FS.
New 1-1-84, Amended
						8-23-18.