Section 62-41.300 - Central Florida Water Initiative Area, Scope of Rule(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.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-41.300
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.
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