Why are water treatment facilities being designed for surface water withdrawals that have not been permitted?
In all major construction projects, design is typically well under way and often very near completion before permits are issued. District regulatory staff generally must review many elements of a proposed project’s design. However, construction of a facility is not authorized to begin until the appropriate permit for each element of the project is issued by the appropriate agency. For example, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) must issue facilities construction permits for the intake and treatment facilities before construction of those facilities may begin. The District must issue a consumptive use permit before withdrawals of water may begin.
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