To obtain a permit under this chapter, an applicant must
provide reasonable assurance that the construction, alteration, operation,
maintenance, removal or abandonment of a surface water management system will
meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Will meet the requirements of Chapters
62-330 and 62-345, F.A.C., for environmental resource permits, except for
wetland mitigation requirements for high-quality peat extraction areas. Chapter
62-348, F.A.C., specifies alternative wetland mitigation requirements for
high-quality peat extraction areas;
(2) Will not include extraction in the
underlying clay, sand or rock strata; however, nothing herein shall preclude
the applicant from proposing plans for the excavation of sand necessary for the
construction of onsite access or drainage features provided the underlying sand
stratum is restored using the excavated materials or other clean clay, sand or
rock during reclamation;
(3) No
portion of the extraction or mitigation area is part of an existing or proposed
larger plan of development;
(4) No
portion of the mine is located in a body of water designated as Outstanding
Florida Waters;
(5) Will not
include within the high-quality peat extraction area wetlands having a current
condition score of greater than or equal to 0.80, as verified by the Department
in accordance with the Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method of Chapter 62-345,
F.A.C.;
(6) No less than 80 percent
of the peat to be extracted is high-quality peat and at least 80 percent of the
high-quality peat will be used by the horticultural industry in products that
incorporate other renewable or recycled materials to replace or reduce the use
of natural peat; and,
(7) Wetland
mitigation will meet the design and technical criteria of Rule
62-348.600,
F.A.C.
