The Big Cypress Basin Service Center administers permits which involve Surface Water Management and Right-of-Way (ROW) within the Basin.
Water Use Permits
The South Florida Water Management District protects the supply and the quality of water resources by regulating the management and storage of surface waters and the dredging or filling of wetlands with environmental resource permits. We also regulate ground and surface water withdrawals by major users such as water utilities, agriculture and nurseries, golf courses, mining and other industrial users.
Environmental Resource Permits (ERPs) are the District's means of protecting the movement and quality of water resources by regulating the management and storage of surface waters and the dredging/filling of wetlands. Environmental Resource Permits are typically required for all projects which involve the construction of an urban or rural facility that will alter or divert surface water runoff; encroachment on a floodplain or disruption to existing wetlands; change in point of discharge of an existing surface water management system; or creation or construction of a mitigation bank. The objective of the permitting program is to assure that the permitted activities are neither harmful to the water resources of the District, nor inconsistent with the public interest. In certain basins where unique management conditions exist, additional requirements must be satisfied.
Mark White, Senior Regulatory Supervisor (239) 338-2929, ext. 7765, mwhite@sfwmd.gov
Other Permitting Staff
John Policarpo, Senior Environmental Analyst
Pakorn Sutitarnnontr, Senior Engineer
Karyn Allman, Environmental Analyst I
Steve Nagle, Field Representative
SFWMD Water Use Permit Application Forms and Manuals are available at the Big Cypress Basin office, at Poinciana Professional Park, 2640 Golden Gate Parkway, Suite 205, Naples, FL 34105. Please contact us at (239) 263-7615 for more information.
Right-of-Way Permitting
RIGHT OF WAY (ROW) PERMITS are issued to protect the SFWMD's ability to effectively and safely use the canal and levee rights of way of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, the related water conservation areas, the works of the Big Cypress Basin, and certain other canals and rights of way.
Right-of-Way Staff
Phillip Jimenez, Engineering Technician II, (239) 263-7615, ext. 7614, pjimenez@sfwmd.gov
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