Water Use Permit
Overview
There are five different use classes of water use permits:
- Agriculture, including livestock; aquaculture; nursery; crops, fruits, and vegetables; and forage, pasture, and sod;
- Commercial, including industrial, mining, power plant, hydrostatic testing, golf course, recreation, landscape, bottled water, and other commercial;
- Potable Water Supply, including public supply, private utility, and non-community water supply
- Augmentation; and
- Other.
Below are links to the water use permit applications in Acrobat PDF format. You may either print the form and fill it out, or you may fill out the form on your computer and then print and sign. Please make sure you sign and date the application prior to submittal. A water use permit application is not considered to be complete until it is signed.
A fee is associated with each of these water use permit applications. Please see the District's permit fee schedule for more information. You may also wish to view our water use permitting rules, Water Use Permitting Guide (PDF, 282KB).
The District is participating in a statewide effort overseen by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to improve consistency in the Consumptive/Water Use Permitting Programs implemented by the Water Management Districts. For information regarding this effort, see FDEP's State Water Policy.
How to Apply
Here are some helpful tips for completing the water use permit process:
- Obtain the application that applies to your activity.
- Applications must be complete.
- Applications must be signed and dated.
- Applications must be accompanied by the appropriate fee.
- Mail or bring your application and copies to:
Suwannee River Water Management District
Attn: Resource Management
9225 CR 49
Live Oak, FL 32060
Water use permitting staff will review your application and respond within 30 days.
District staff may inspect the site during permit application review.
A pre-application conference with a water use permitting staff member is recommended.
Change in Control of Facilities or Change in Status of Water Use
If you have transferred ownership or control of the withdrawal or diversion facilities, the status needs to be updated and officially transferred with the District. You may download the Water Use Permit Transfer Form from this website, and a conference with staff is suggested.
If you have a current water use permit, and you are not using the well or the use meets the criteria for a minor water use permit by rule [40B-2.041(3)(a), Florida Administrative Code], please update the status by filling out the
Water Use Permit Status Form and submit it to the District. If you have questions, please contact water use permitting staff.
Application Notification
Interested in seeing applications received within the last 30 days? According to Florida Statutes 373.116 and 373.118, the District must post notification of water use permit applications. View applications received within the last 30 days via the link below.
Note: Scanned documents posted on this site may contain errors due to imperfections of the imaging process. The District does not guarantee the quality or suitability of scanned documents and shall not assume liability for errors associated with the use of data obtained from said documents. Users may verify information by contacting the District at 386.362.1001.
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