1. (1) This general permit authorizes minor dredge or fill activities in state-assumed waters, provided the activity meets all of the following criteria:

   1. (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;
   2. (b) The activity will not cause the loss of more than 1⁄10-acre of state-assumed waters; and
   3. (c) The activity is not conducted for the purpose of a stream diversion.
2. (2) This general permit does not authorize projects that capture and store water, such as Dispersed Water Management Projects (DWMP).

3. (3) The permittee must submit a notice of intent to use this general permit to the Agency prior to commencing the activity if:

   1. (a) The fill or the volume of material excavated exceeds 10 cubic yards below the plane of the mean or ordinary high water line;

   2. (b) The activity is in a special aquatic site, including wetlands;

      or

   3. (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 §373.4146, F.S.

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. History–New 12-22-20.