Permitting Threshold/Permit Type Workgroup

1. Permitting Threshold/Permit Type Workgroup Issue: Currently all districts issue different types of permits. CUPcon Goals: Create a common permitting framework in each WMD, link the potential for harm with the permit threshold or level of permit review.

2. Statutory Considerations Factors considered during development of proposed permitting framework: • Section 373.118, F.S. allows for establishing a general permit system. • Sections 373.229 and 373.239, F.S., allows the governing board to consider applications for proposed uses that are less than 100,000 gpd without a hearing.

3. No Notice Permit by Rule Noticed General Permit Major General Permit ? ? Small General Permit ? Exemption General Permit Minor General Permit Standard General Permit Individual Permit Minor Water Use Permit By Rule

4. No Notice Permit by Rule Noticed General Permit Major General Permit Small General Permit Exemption General Permit Minor General Permit Individual Permit No Notice General Permit Standard General Permit Individual Permit Minor Water Use Permit By Rule

5. Common Permitting Framework in Each District • No Notice General Permits • Average Daily Rate withdrawn is less than 100,000 gallons per day, • Combined capacity < 1 million gallons per day, • Groundwater well size less than 8” diameter, • Cumulative outside diameter of surface water withdrawal pipes is less than 6” diameter, • Consistent with requirements of any applicable mandatory reuse zones, • For projects located within any of the defined resource limited areas, the project must not exceed any of the specific thresholds for the resource limited area, and • Otherwise meets all conditions of issuance as identified in 40x-2.301, FAC. • Individual Permit – if proposed withdrawal does not meet above criteria. • Each Governing Board determines which individual permits will require Board action. DRAFT

6. How were Permit Thresholds Determined? Each Water Management District Conducted the Following Analysis: • Analyzed the distribution of existing permits. • Identified areas that have significant resource issues that limit withdrawals. • Analyzed the distribution of permits under the proposed permitting framework.

7. Analyze the Distribution of Existing PWS and Ag Permits - SRWMD Approximately 9% of water allocated in 68% of permits Number of Permits by Range Amount of Water Allocated by Range 9% (31 mgd) 32% (667 permits) 91% (301 mgd) 68% (1402 permits) Permits with an allocation <100,000 gallons per day (excludes dewatering) Permits with an allocation ≥ 100,000 gallons per day (excludes dewatering)

8. Identification of Resource Limited Areas Each WMD: • Identified areas that have significant resource issues that limit withdrawals and require further analysis and review. • The resource limited areas may or may not coincide with an existing designation that limits withdrawals (e.g.Water Use Caution Areas). • This designation only used to determine the type of permit required.

9. SRWMD Identification of Resource Limited Areas

10. SRWMD Final Analysis – Distribution of Permits Based Upon Proposed Permitting Framework Amount of Water Allocated by Range Number of Permits by Range 54% (1500 permits) 3% (28 mgd) 46% (1277 permits) 97% (972 mgd) No-Notice General Permit by Rule Individual Permit

11. Statewide Summary:Distribution of No Notice General Permits and Water Allocated Under Proposed Permit Framework

12. Next Steps • Review comments and stakeholder input received from workshop • Make modifications if needed • Identify rules that need to be modified • Draft rule language and distribute for public review