A general permit is granted to the Department and Water
Management Districts to conduct the activities described below:
(1) The repair, replacement or alteration of
any existing bridge, levee, dam, pump station, lock, culvert, spillway, weir,
or any other water control structure with structures of the same design or of a
comparable design, provided that the maximum discharge rate capacity and
control elevation do not exceed that of the structure to be replaced. Minor
deviations in the structure's design are authorized, including those due to
changes in materials, construction techniques, or current construction codes or
safety standards. Associated construction activities authorized by this permit
include temporary fill plugs or cofferdams; upland bypass channels; channel
shaping needed to accommodate the repair, replacement or alteration of the
structure; and channel and bank stabilization, including riprap within 200 feet
of the structure. Replacement may occur at the same site, or adjacent to the
original structure. The area of wetlands or other surface waters from which
material is to be dredged or filled shall not exceed a total of 0.5 acre for
any one structure.
(2) Canal bank
and bottom stabilization necessary to repair erosion damage and restore
previously existing canal configurations. Authorized repair methods include
placement of riprap, sand cement toe walls, clean fill material, poured
concrete, geotechnical textiles or other similar stabilization materials. The
distance to be restored or repaired shall not exceed 2, 000 feet at any one
location along canal banks and 500 feet along canal bottoms.
(3) Aerial pipeline crossings (including
support piles) of man-made canals consistent with the provisions of Rule
62-330.455, F.A.C., except that
the width of the crossing may be up to 200 feet.
(4) When the activity under this general
permit is to be conducted by the Department, the Department shall provide the
notice and any processing fee required to the appropriate District.
(5) When the activity under this general
permit is to be conducted by a water management district, the District shall
provide the notice and any required fee to the appropriate Department
office.
