Water Reservations -
Picayune Strand Water Reservation

What’s New with Picayune?

The Governing Board of the SFWMD directed staff to develop a water reservation pursuant to Section 373.223 Florida Statutes for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project located in southeast Collier County. A Scientific peer review panel was convened to review the technical information used to quantify and reserve water needed for the protection of fish and wildlife. Member of the public participated in public workshops on the peer review process and associated rule development. The Governing Board held a public hearing and adopted the rules on January 8, 2009.

Adopted Rule Text

Final Rule Text

Previous Drafts

Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost (SERC)

Scientific Peer Review Workshop - Picayune Strand Water Reservation

Date and Time:

Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, June 26, 2008, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Place:

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113

General Subject Matter to be Considered:

Independent peer review of available science to identify water to be reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife associated with Picayune Strand Restoration Project.

For more information or for a copy of the agenda please contact: Jason Godin, Water Supply Department, South Florida Water Management District, P.O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, phone 800-432-2045, ext. 2992 or 561-682-2992.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodation to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: South Florida Water Management District Clerk at 800-432-2045 ext. 2087 or 561-682-2087. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 800-955-8771 (TTD) or 800-955-8770 (Voice).

Technical Reports

Web Board

Rule Development Workshop - Picayune Strand Water Reservation

Governing Board Meeting:

December 2, 2008 9:30 A.M.
SFWMD Headquarters B-1 Auditorium
3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Item 32. Authorize publication of a Notice of Rulemaking in the Florida Administrative Weekly to add new Rules 40E-10.011, 40E-10.021, 40E-10.031, and 40E-10.041, F.A.C., and to amend Rules 40E-2.011, 40E-2.091, 40E-2.301, 40E-2.331, 40E-20.091, 40E-20.301, 40E-20.302 and 40E-20.331, F.A.C., and Sections 1.8, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, and 3.11.1 of the "Basis of Review for Water Use Permit Applications within the South Florida Water Management District", to identify the quantity, location and timing of waters reserved from allocation for the protection of fish and wildlife for the Picayune Strand and Fakahatchee Estuary associated with the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Picayune Strand Restoration Project, and to establish regulatory criteria to protect the reserved water from consumptive use. 

General Subject Matter to be Considered:

To establish a new rule chapter that will identify the implementation authorities and tools to be used to protect water for the natural system from consumptive uses; and specifically to define the volume and timing of water to be reserved from allocation for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project, as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: South Florida Water Management District Clerk at 800-432-2045, ext. 2087 or 561-682-2087. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact Scott Burns, Director, Everglades Water Supply Policy, South Florida Water Management District, P.O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, Fl 33416-4680 or phone, 800-432-2045 ext. 4224 or 561-242-5520 ext. 4224. Beth Lewis, Senior Supervising Attorney, South Florida Water Management District, P.O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 800-432-2045, ext. 6343 or 561-682-6343 or Brenda Mills, South Florida Water Management District, P.O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 800-432-2045 ext. 4208; or 561-242-5520 ext. 4208. For procedural question, contact Jan Sluth, Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, P.O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 800-432-2045, ext 6299.

Previous Workshops:

Date, Time and Place:

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:30 PM
Collier County Commission Chamber
3301 East Tamiami Trail, 3rd Floor
Collier County Government Center, Building F
Naples, FL, 34112

Date, Time and Place:

Thursday, July 24, 2008, 1:00 PM
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113

Date, Time and Place:

Wednesday, August 27, 2008,  1:00 PM
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113

Date, Time and Place:

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Rookery Bay  National Estuarine Research Reserve
300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113 

Date, Time and Place:

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 1:00 PM
SFWMD Headquarters
B-1 3rd Floor, Storch Room
3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Date, Time and Place:

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Auditorium
300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113

Date, Time and Place:

Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
SFWMD Headquarters
B-1 3rd Floor, Storch Room
3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Date, Time and Place:

December 1, 2008 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SFWMD Headquarters, B1-3rd Floor, Storch Room
3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406

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