Florida Administrative Code › 40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS › 40B - Suwannee River Water Management District › Chapter 40B-21 - WATER SHORTAGE PLAN › Section 40B-21.051 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
When used in this chapter:
(1) "Even numbered address" means the house
				address or rural route ending in the numbers 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, or the letters A-M.
				Post office box numbers are not included.
(2) "Even numbered days" means the days whose
				dates end in the numbers 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. For purposes of this chapter, the
				date shall be determined by the day during which irrigation begins.
(3) "Hand watering" means the low volume
				irrigation of plants or crops with one hose, fitted with a self-canceling or
				automatic shutoff nozzle, attended by one person.
(4) "High Pressure/High Volume Irrigation
				System" shall mean any sprinkler-type irrigation system with an SER greater
				than 1.2 and will typically include higher pressure (greater than 30 psi)
				pivots, traveling or walking systems, or in-ground, overhead sprinkler
				systems.
(5) "Irrigation System
				Efficiency Ratio (SER)" shall mean the ratio of the water withdrawn to the
				water requirement of the plant(s) irrigated and shall be determined by
				comparing volume of water which needs to be pumped for delivery by a particular
				irrigation system to the net irrigation requirement of a crop. For example, if
				a particular irrigation system requires 1.2 inches of water in order to apply 1
				inch to a crop, the SER is 1.2:1 or simply 1.2. Generally, the excess water is
				lost to system leakage, evaporation, and wind drift.
(6) "Low Pressure/Low Volume Irrigation
				System" shall mean any irrigation system with a SER of 1.2 or less and will
				typically include trickle, drip, micro jet, and low pressure (less than 30
				pounds per square inch [psi]) overhead irrigation systems.
(7) "Low-volume mobile equipment washing"
				means the washing of mobile equipment with a bucket and sponge or a hose with a
				self-canceling or automatic shutoff nozzle or both.
(8) "Low-volume pressure cleaning" means
				pressure cleaning by means of equipment which is specifically designed to
				reduce the inflow volume as accepted by industry standards.
(9) "Method of withdrawal class" means the
				type of facility or means of extraction or diversion of water employed by the
				user. Method of withdrawal classes within the District are specified in Rule
				 40B-21.571, F.A.C.
(10) "Mobile equipment" means any public,
				private, or commercial automobile, truck, trailer, railroad car, camper, boat,
				or any other type of similar equipment. The term shall not include sanitation
				and sludge vehicles or food vending and transporting vehicles.
(11) "Odd numbered address" means the house
				address or rural route ending in the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 or the letters N-Z.
				Post office box numbers are not included.
(12) "Odd numbered days" means the days whose
				dates end in the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. For purposes of this chapter, the
				date shall be determined by the day during which irrigation begins.
(13) "Overhead irrigation" means the use of
				equipment and devices which deliver water under pressure, through the air,
				above the level of the plant being irrigated.
(14) "Plan" means the water shortage plan
				authorized in Section
				 373.246, F.S., and contained in
				this chapter.
(15) "Seawater" shall
				mean any ground or surface water with an average total chloride concentration
				equal to or greater than 15, 000 milligrams per liter.
(16) "Source class" means the specified water
				resource from which a user is obtaining water either directly or indirectly.
				Source classes within the District are identified in Rule
				 40B-21.531, F.A.C.
(17) "Use class" means the category
				describing the purpose for which the user is using water. Use classes within
				the District are specified in Rule
				 40B-21.541, F.A.C.
(18) "User" means any person or entity which
				directly or indirectly takes water from the water resource, including but not
				limited to uses from private or public utility systems, uses under water use
				permits issued pursuant to Chapter 40B-2, F.A.C., or uses from individual wells
				or pumps for domestic or individual home use.
(19) "Water resource" means any and all water
				on or beneath the surface of the ground, including natural or artificial water
				courses, lakes, ponds, or diffused surface water and water percolating,
				standing, or flowing beneath the surface of the ground, and any related natural
				systems. However, it does not refer to treated wastewater effluent or
				seawater.
(20) "Water shortage"
				means that situation within all or part of the District when insufficient water
				is available to meet the existing reasonable-beneficial needs of water users
				and to protect water resources from serious harm. A water shortage may be the
				result of a drought or the result of human influences on water
				resources.
(21) "Water shortage
				emergency" means a situation when the powers which can be exercised under a
				water shortage declaration are not sufficient to adequately protect the public
				health, safety, or welfare, the health of animals, fish, or aquatic
				life.
(22) "Water Use Permit" means
				a permit issued pursuant to Chapter 40B-2, F.A.C., authorizing the withdrawal
				and use of water.
Rulemaking Authority
					 373.044,
					 373.113 FS. Law Implemented
					 373.175,
					 373.246
					 FS.
New 7-30-06.