Rulemaking and Regulatory Meetings
Rule Development Workshop
SB1386 Reclaimed Water Use
Chapter 2024-180, Laws of Florida, requires water management district to develop rules promoting reclaimed water use and encouraging quantifiable potable water offsets with specific requirement for such rules. The South Florida Water Management District is proposing to create rule amendments to allow for consumptive use permit (CUP) duration up to 30 years and CUP extensions up to 10 years if a water supply development or water resource development project using reclaimed water meets certain conditions under new subsection 373.250(9), F.S.
The SFWMD, along with St. Johns River Water Management District and Southwest Florida Water Management District, held a workshop on August 25, 2025.
Presentation from Rule Development Workshop
Proposed Language
SB 1386
Contact Information:
For more information you may contact Simon Sunderland, Bureau Chief, Water Use Division, SFWMD, via phone at 561-682-2705 or via email at ssunder@sfwmd.gov.
40E-1.607 CUP Fees
Proposed Rule
The District is proposing to amend Rule 40E-1.607, F.A.C. to align consumptive use permit (CUP) fees with environmental resource permit (ERP) fees by reducing the CUP transfer fee to $0 and allowing fee credits for withdrawn applications when a new application or notice is received by the same applicant if done within 365 days from when the original application was withdrawn. The District is also proposing to create a new CUP fee category for a 30-day backup supply for interrupted reclaimed water service to encourage reclaimed water use.
Contact Information:
For more information you may contact Simon Sunderland, Bureau Chief, Water Use Division, SFWMD, via phone at 561-682-2705.