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IV. Program Allocations
4.3 Environmental Resource and Surface Water Permitting – The review, issuance, and
enforcement of environmental resource and surface water permits.
District Description
This regulatory program manages and protects surface waters, showing that projects are consistent
with the goals and policies of the state, and that construction/alteration and operation of a surface water
management system will not be harmful to water resources of the District.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
ACTIVITY BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY
Fiscal Years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14
TENTATIVE BUDGET - Fiscal Year 2013-2014
4.3 - Environmental Resource and Surface Water Permitting
Fiscal Year 2009-10
(Actual-Audited)
Fiscal Year 2010-11
(Actual-Audited)
Fiscal Year 2011-12
(Actual-Audited)
Fiscal Year 2012-13
(Current Amended)
Fiscal Year 2013-14
(Tentative Budget)
Difference in $
(Current -- Tentative)
% of Change
(Current -- Tentative)
Salaries and Benefits $7,642,010 $7,116,406 $6,158,019 $5,365,816 $5,868,790 $502,974 9.4%
Other Personal Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contracted Services 709,763 405,487 292,552 325,875 294,375 (31,500) -9.7%
Operating Expenses 61,516 57,511 29,684 56,205 81,719 25,514 45.4%
Operating Capital Outlay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fixed Capital Outlay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interagency Expenditures (Cooperative Funding) 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL $8,413,289 $7,579,404 $6,480,255 $5,747,896 $6,244,884 $496,988 8.6%
SOURCE OF FUNDS District Revenues Fund Balance Debt Local Revenues State Revenues Federal Revenues TOTAL
Fiscal Year 2013-14 $6,044,884 $0 $0 $0 $200,000 $0 $6,244,884
OPERATING AND NON-OPERATING
Fiscal Year 2013-14
Operating
(Recurring - all revenues)
Non-operating
(Non-recurring - all revenues)
Salaries and Benefits $5,868,790 $0
$5,868,790
Other Personal Services 0 0
0
Contracted Services 294,375 0
294,375
Operating Expenses 81,719 0
81,719
Operating Capital Outlay 0 0
0
Fixed Capital Outlay 0 0
0
Interagency Expenditures (Cooperative Funding) 0 0
0
TOTAL $6,244,884 $0
$6,244,884
TOTAL
Changes and Trends:
The District’s Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) program implements Part IV, Chapter 373, Florida
Statutes, and regulates surface water management systems to prevent flooding and protect water
quality. It also regulates wetlands impacts to protect the valuable hydrologic and ecologic functions
provided by these resources. The District has changed its business processes to be more responsive
to the regulated public. As one example, new applications are monitored to identify projects that can be
handled through an expedited review process. These applications are straightforward, with minimal or
no environmental issues, and are typically issued in a matter of days. The District continues to work
with the DEP and the other districts on the creation of a statewide stormwater rule for the ERP
program. Legislation passed in 2012 authorizes DEP to promulgate such a rule to provide a greater
level of certainty and consistency in ERP permitting statewide, while still accounting for each region’s
differing physical and natural characteristics. The rulemaking activities are nearing completion and the
new rules are scheduled to go into effect in the fall of 2013.
Budget Variances
The 8.6 percent increase for this program activity is primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits
related to the reallocation of staff resources within the program in support of changes in the annual
project mix.
Major Budget Items
Salaries and benefits and associated operating expenses to issue, monitor compliance and enforce
ERPs ($5.8 million); AGSWM U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Resources Conservation Service
(USDA-NRCS) Experts in Agriculture Permitting ($252,614); and Efficient Transportation Decision
Making (ETDM) program ($117,322).
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