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discourage urban sprawl and to promote fiscally strong urban communities. ~01.2 Requires water management district planning documents be adopted as an administrative rule if local comprehensive plans must be compatible or consistent with such documents. 501.3 Measures the cumulative impacts of individual water wells that are not currendy subject to water use permits. 501,4 Requires that water management district actions, particularly water use permitting actions or any emergency actions, be consistent with district regional water supply plans or other district planning documents. Environmental Permitting 5O2 The various environmental permitting processes of the state are important co the preservation of our natural resources. While permitting processes should be streamlined and should be reasonable and financially feasible at all levels of government, municipalities must have the ability to adopt and enforce unique or more stringent environmental standards to safeguard the diverse characteristics of individual communities. The Florida League of Cities will support legislation that: 502.1 Allows for continued discharge from a permitted municipal facility that is operating in accordance with permit conditions, absent a clear demonstration by the regulating entity that the facility is causing or contributing to the degradation of water quality. 502.2 Allows the increased delegation of state and regional permitting programs to certified or designated municipalities upon their request. 502.3 Provides a waiver of financial penalty when a municipality or other regulated entity discovers and corrects an envh-onmental permit violation caused by a short-term malfunction in a facility and opposes any public records exemptions. 18 502.4 Requires that agricultural "best management practices" be regularly monitored and enforced to ensure compliance with fedenal, state and local environmental standards. Solid Waste Collection, Recycling and Disposal 503 One of the major environmental management issues facing our state is the proper collection and disposal of solid waste and the reduction of litter. State incentives are needed to encourage feasible solid waste recovery, recycling, reuse and alternative disposal methods. Litter is an environmental conr. aminant that must be reduced at its source. The Florida League of Cities will support legislation that: 503.1 Defines litter as an environmental waste, encourages voluntary litter elimination and education programs, and preserves the state, bcal and private partnership for promoting voluntary recycling efforts. 503.2 Allows the developmenL expansion or upgrade of waste-to-energy facilities, providing they meet the current emissions standards. 503.3 Encourages and/or supports curbside recycling programs. 503.4 Preserves municipal franchising authority over' solid waste and construction and demolition debris materials, and does not impose unnecessary restrictions on municipal solid waste manageme~q: programs, Stormwater 504 Stormwater runoff, which contributes to surface water and/or groundwater pollution, is caused by' urban, inter-urban and agricultural uses. Urban areas should not be saddled with ~ disproportionate share of the costs or responsibilities associated with stormwater runoff Solutions to stormwater runoff should entail ~ partnership approach between municipalities, counties, schools, water management districts a:~d state agencies.