§ 366.302. Required permits and permitting standards and procedures.

(a)

No water well shall be constructed, repaired and/or abandoned without a permit from the Environmental Quality Division or the SJRWMD. However, an individual permit from the Environmental Quality Division is required before constructing any well within the Brown's Dump and Jacksonville Ash Sites areas.

(b)

The well permits herein required, except for those permits issued pursuant to a delegation of authority from SJRWMD are independent of all other permits required.

(c)

The Board shall, by rule, establish construction standards and procedures for processing permit applications for the construction, repair or abandonment of a water well not located within a F.A.C. Chapter 62-524, delineated area.

(d)

Copies of applications, permits, drillers' logs, water well completion logs and certifications may be required to be submitted to the Department pursuant to the rules of the Board, and Section 366.306 herein.

(e)

Permits shall be issued or denied within the timeframes allowed by F.S. Ch. 120. The Department shall request additional information within 30 days after receipt of a permit application.

(f)

A permit for well construction shall be valid one year from the date of issuance.

(g)

A permit for the construction of a shallow well shall not be required from the Environmental Quality Division where an Urban Services District has established and administers a local shallow well construction program. All other Urban Services Districts shallow well permitting programs, established after the effective date of this act, must:

(1)

Be approved by the Environmental Quality Division as adequate to meet the requirements of this act and any applicable rules and regulations pursuant thereto.

(2)

Provide by ordinance, regulation, or local law for requirements compatible with, or stricter or more extensive than those imposed by this ordinance and regulations issued thereunder.

(3)

Provide for the enforcement of such requirements by appropriate administrative and judicial process.

(4)

Provide for administrative organization, staff, financial and other resources necessary to effectively and efficiently carry out its program.

(Ord. 2008-346-E, § 2)