40E-10.031. Water Reservations Implementation

(1) Applicants for consumptive use permits shall meet the requirements of this rule by providing reasonable assurances that Rule 40E-2.301, F.A.C., and Section 3.11 of the “Applicant’s Handbook for Water Use Permit Applications within the South Florida Water Management District,” incorporated by reference in Rules 40E-2.091, F.A.C., are met. (2) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within the Picayune Strand and Fakahatchee Estuary is defined in subsections 40E-10.041(1)-(2), F.A.C. (3) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within the North Fork of the St. Lucie River is defined in subsection 40E-10.051(1), F.A.C. (4) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within Nearshore Central Biscayne Bay is defined in subsections 40E-10.061(1)-(2), F.A.C. (5) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within and released, via operation, from the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) west Basin Storage Reservoir is defined in subsection 40E-10.041(3), F.A.C. (6) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife released via operation from the EAA Reservoir is defined in paragraph 40E-10.061(3)(a), F.A.C. (7) Water reserved for the protection of fish and wildlife contained within the Upper Chain of Lakes, Headwaters Revitalization Lakes, Kissimmee River, and Contributing Waterbodies is defined in Subsections 40E-10.071(1)-(3), F.A.C. These water reservation rules do not adjudicate property rights or dictate the operation of the Central & Southern Florida Flood Control Project (C&SF Project).