(1) The following uses are exempt from permitting under this chapter where such facilities and uses comply with the criteria contained in the Criteria Manual, incorporated by reference in subsection 40E-6.091(1), F.A.C.:

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    (a) The planting or maintenance of native or drought and insect resistant turf grasses;
    (b) Drain lines (pool, roof, air-conditioning);
    (c) Low lying groundcover; and
    (d) Irrigation lines, flush or pop-up sprinklers, draft lines.
    (2) An exemption from these rules shall not relieve any person or entity from compliance with other District permit requirements and any applicable permit requirements of federal, state and local government.
    (3) The District is not responsible for the repair of or claims of damage to any facilities and uses which may incur damage resulting from the District’s utilization of its rights of way or use by third parties. Improvements placed within the right of way are done so at the sole risk of the owner.
    (4) The District is not responsible for any personal injury or property damage which may directly or indirectly result from the use of water from the District’s canal or any activities which may include use or contact with water from the District’s canal, since the District periodically sprays its canals for aquatic weed control purposes and uses substances which may be harmful to human health or plant life.
Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.113 FS. Law Implemented 373.085, 373.086 FS. History-New 12-24-91, Amended 9-15-99, 7-12-06, 8-12-13.