(1) This general permit authorizes minor
dredge or fill activities in state-assumed waters, provided the activity meets
all of the following criteria:
(a) The
quantity of fill and the volume of material excavated do not exceed 25 cubic
yards below the plane of the mean or ordinary high water line;
(b) The activity will not cause the loss of
more than 1/10-acre of state-assumed waters; and
(c) The activity is not conducted for the
purpose of a stream diversion.
(2) This general permit does not authorize
projects that capture and store water, such as Dispersed Water Management
Projects (DWMP).
(3) The permittee
must submit a notice of intent to use this general permit to the Agency prior
to commencing the activity if:
(a) The fill or
the volume of material excavated exceeds 10 cubic yards below the plane of the
mean or ordinary high water line;
(b) The activity is in a special aquatic
site, including wetlands;
or
(c) The
project is in the following rivers, creeks, and their tributaries:
1. Escambia River
2. Yellow River
3. Shoal River
4. Choctawhatchee River
5. Chipola River
6. Apalachicola River
7. Ochlockonee River
8. Santa Fe River
9. New River (Bradford and Union County
line)
10. Econfina Creek.
Editor notes:
The effective date of the
rule will be the effective date of assumption, which is the date identified by
EPA as published in the Federal Register ยง
373.4146,
F.S.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 62-331.220
Rulemaking Authority 373.026(7), 373.043,
373.118 (1), 373.4131,
373.414(9), 373.4145, 373.4146(2), 403.805(1) FS. Law Implemented 373.118,
373.129,
373.136,
373.413,
373.4131,
373.414,
373.4145,
373.4146,
373.416,
373.422,
373.423,
373.429
FS.
Adopted by
Florida
Register Volume 46, Number 117, June 16, 2020 effective
12/22/2020.
