FL H0109

Permits for alternative water supply development approved on or after July 1, 2013 shall be granted for a minimum term of 30 years if sufficient data provides reasonable assurance conditions will be met.

Permits may be extended beyond the initial 30-year term if the permittee issues bonds within 7 years, completes construction, and requests extension; extension expires upon bond retirement or 30 years after construction completion, whichever is later, with a maximum 7-year extension beyond original expiration date.

Permits issued after July 1, 2013 are subject to compliance report reviews, but the allocated quantity of alternative water cannot be reduced unless needed to address harm to water resources, existing legal uses present at permit issuance, or water shortage orders.

Permits issued after July 1, 2013 may not authorize use of nonbrackish groundwater supplies or non-alternative water supplies.

Entities may apply for permits under either the pre-2013 rules (minimum 20 years) or the new rules (minimum 30 years) effective July 1, 2013.