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- Nov. 24 permitting public meeting agenda is available.
- Governing Board approves Solary Canal Project.
- Land purchase offers water storage potential, partnership with Volusia.
- District Governing Board elects 2009-2010 officers.
- New water conservation cost-share program information available.
- Watering restrictions changed Nov. 1 to one day per week.
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Rule development
Notice of Proposed Rule |
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40C-1: Organization and Procedure The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to establish the terms and conditions under which the District will agree to amend or release a conservation easement conveyed to it, pursuant to section 704.06, Florida Statutes, solely for mitigation or in compliance with other regulatory requirements of the District or another governmental entity. |
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Notice of Proposed Rule Development |
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40C-1 and 40C-4: ERP Permit Fees The purposes and effects of the proposed rule development are to: (1) adopt and charge the minimum fee of $250 for all noticed general environmental resource permits contained in Chapter 40C-400, F.A.C., as set forth in section 373.109(1)(b) F.S.; (2) adopt and charge the minimum fee of $100 for District verification that an activity is exempt from regulation under part IV of chapter 373, F.S., or section 403.813, F.S., as set forth in section 373.109(1)(c), F.S.; (3) adopt and charge the minimum fee of $100 for the District conducting an informal wetland boundary determination, as set forth in section 373.109(1)(d), F.S.; (4) increase each application fee authorized under part IV of chapter 373, F.S., such that each fee reflects the upward adjustment in the Consumer Price Index compiled by the United States Department of Labor since the original fee was established or most recently revised, as set forth in section 373.109(1)(a), F.S.; (5) establish by rule the inflation index to be used for this purpose (the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), compiled by the United States Department of Labor), as set forth in section 373.109(1)(a), F.S.; and (6) clarify that the application fees for propriety authorization to use State-owned lands under Chapters 253 and 258, F.S., are provided in Chapter 18-21, F.A.C. |
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40C-8: Minimum Flows and Levels The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to (1) amend established minimum water levels for the following lakes in the following counties: Lake Grandin in Putnam County, and Lakes Colby and Shaw and Three Island Lake in Volusia County; (2) add a duration and return interval to the established minimum water levels for Lake Ashby in Volusia County and Lake Gore in Flagler County and delete their listed hydroperiod categories; (3) make minor technical changes by rounding to the nearest decimal place for the minimum average levels for Lake Broward in Putnam County and Lake Sand Hill in Clay County; (4) make minor technical changes by changing the name of the hydroperiod category from “temporarily flooded” to “seasonally flooded” for the frequent high levels for the following lake in the following counties: Bird Pond, McKasel, and Pam in Putnam County, and Mills in Seminole County; (5) make a minor technical change by changing the name of the hydroperiod category from “seasonally flooded” to “temporarily flooded” for Lake Sunset in Lake County; (6) make minor technical changes by changing the name of the hydroperiod category from “typically flooded” to “typically saturated” for the minimum average water level of the following lakes in the following counties: Daugharty and Dias in Volusia County, Disston in Flagler County, and Echo in Putnam County; and (7) revise the formatting of existing Rule 40C-8.031(1)-(2) for clarity. |
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40C-4: Endangered Species - Bald Eagle The St. Johns River Water Management District (District) proposes to amend the definition of listed species in its rules governing the issuance of environmental resource permits (ERP) to update the rule and statutory references concerning listed wildlife and plant species, and to specifically reference the bald eagle, which is protected under a federal statute known as the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. |
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