What's New?

The Department is accepting public comments on the latest Draft Regulatory Strategy for the proposed Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs minimum flows. Written comments may be submitted to the email
address below:

OWP_rulemaking@floridadep.gov

The comment period has been extended. Please submit public comments by October 31, 2024.

Rule Purpose

 

The purpose of rule development is to strike the previously-adopted minimum flows for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs (LSFIR) and adopt new minimum flows for the LSFIR and any associated recovery and prevention strategy. Department-adopted MFLs and applicable recovery and prevention strategies are effective in all applicable water management districts without the need for further rulemaking and generally affects water use permittees. The minimum levels and flows in this rule amendment would be used as a basis for imposing limitations on withdrawals of groundwater and surface water in the consumptive use permit regulatory process and for reviewing proposed surface water management systems in the environmental resource permit regulatory process.

The proposed rule will include minimum flows for the LSFIR and any associated recovery or prevention strategy required by section 373.0421, F.S.. The LSFIR includes six Outstanding Florida Springs as defined by 373.802(4), F.S., and is therefore subject to 373.805, F.S..

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TopicDocument
Notice of Workshop

Notice of Workshop (Published March 22, 2022)

Workshop Agenda (April 5th and 6th, 2022)

Workshop Presentation (April 5th and 6th, 2022)

Notice of Workshop (Published November 23, 2021)

Workshop Agenda (December 10, 2021)

Workshop Presentation (December 10, 2021)

Rule Notices

Notice of Rule Development and Workshop (Published July 17, 2024)

Workshop Agenda (July 31, 2024)

Workshop Presentation (July 31, 2024)

Notice of Rule Development and Workshop (Published September 30, 2021)

Workshop Agenda (October 14, 2021)

Workshop Presentation (October 14, 2021)

Notice of Rule Development (Published December 20, 2019)

Rule Drafts

Draft Regulatory Strategy (July 31, 2024)

Part I – Regulatory Strategy (December 10, 2021)

Part 2 - Regulatory Strategy (April 2022)

Final Technical ReportFinal Technical Report (January 2021)
Status AssessmentStatus assessment (December 2022)
Next Scheduled MeetingTBD

 

 

Last Modified: Monday, Sep 16, 2024 - 09:35am