Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers (LSFIR) and Priority Springs Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs)

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 includes 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(5), F.S., and is therefore subject to 373.805, F.S.

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Topic	Document
Draft Proposed Rule Materials	Draft Proposed Rules Rules 62-42.200 – 300, F.A.C. Draft Materials Incorporated by Reference Form 62-42.300(4) – No-Fee Noticed General Consumptive Use Permit Subsection 62-42.300(5) – Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Form 62-42.300(5)(a) – Water Use Pumpage Form (EN-50) Form 62-42.300(5)(b) – Annual Statement of Continuing Use Form 62-42.300(5)(c) – Flow Meter Accuracy Report Form (EN-51) Form 62-42.300(5)(d) – Alternative Method Flow Verification Report Form Subsection 62-42.300(6) – Water Conservation Requirements Form 62-42.300(6)(a) – Public Supply Annual Report Form 62-42.300(6)(b) – Public Supply Five Year Water Conservation Report Form 62-42.300(6)(c) – Agricultural Water Conservation Report Form 62-42.300(6)(d) – CII/MD/LR Water Conservation Report Subsection 62-42.300(7) – Offset Requirements Paragraph 62-42.300(7)(a) – Section 2.2 of the St. Johns River Water Management District Applicant’s Handbook: Consumptive Uses of Water Paragraph 62-42.300(7)(b) – Section 2.3 of the Suwannee River Water Management District Water Use Permit Applicant’s Handbook
Final Technical Report	Final Technical Report (January 2021)
Status Assessment	Status assessment (December 2022)

Topic

Document

Draft Proposed Rule Materials

Draft Proposed Rules

Rules 62-42.200 – 300, F.A.C.

Draft Materials Incorporated by Reference

Final Technical Report

Final Technical Report (January 2021)

Status Assessment

Status assessment (December 2022)

Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers (LSFIR) and Priority Springs Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs)

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