Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 40B-8.061 - Minimum Surfacewater Levels and Flows for the Upper Santa Fe River

The Governing Board hereby establishes the following minimum surfacewater flows. The Governing Board finds that the following minimum surfacewater flows are the limit at which further withdrawals would be significantly harmful to the water resources or ecology.

(1) The minimum surfacewater flows for the Santa Fe River Near Graham, FL, gage are the following points on the flow duration curve defined in "Technical Report - MFL Establishment for the Upper Santa Fe River, May 2007":

(a) 171 cubic feet per second (cfs) for a flow duration frequency of five percent;

(b) 109 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 10 percent;

(c) 44 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 25 percent;

(d) 13 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 50 percent;

(e) 2.3 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 75 percent;

(f) 0.4 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 90 percent;

(g) 0.2 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 95 percent.

(2) The minimum surfacewater flows for the Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs, FL, gage are the following points on the flow duration curve defined in "Technical Report - MFL Establishment for the Upper Santa Fe River, May 2007":

(a) 1, 513 cfs for a flow duration frequency of five percent;

(b) 935 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 10 percent;

(c) 367 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 25 percent;

(d) 111 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 50 percent;

(e) 42 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 75 percent;

(f) 15 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 90 percent;

(g) 9 cfs for a flow duration frequency of 95 percent.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 40B-8.061

Specific Authority 373.044, 373.113 FS. Law Implemented 373.042, 373.0421, 373.103 FS.

New 12-10-07.

New 12-10-07.