Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Aug. 26, 2008
The issue in this case is whether Niagara Bottling Company, LLC (Niagara), is entitled to Consumptive Use Permit (CUP) No. 114010 issued by the St. Johns River Water Management District (District), which authorizes Niagara to withdraw and use 484,000 gallons per day (gpd) of groundwater to produce bottled water at a facility in Lake County.Niagara demonstrated that it was entitled to the comsumptive water use permit. In consumptive use permitting under Chapter 373, Florida Statutes, the public interest inquiry is limited to matters affecting the water resources.
