Published on: 24599799. The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for certain Florida surface waters, where those waters previously have been identified as impaired for specific pollutants and included ....
Published on: 24250696. The purpose of the rulemaking is to to streamline and otherwise cleanup various provisions in Chapter 62-304, F.A.C. For instance, duplicative text in individual Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) will be consolidated in ....
Published on: 23708369. The Department will be receiving public comment on its proposed efforts to streamline and otherwise cleanup various provisions in Chapter 62-304, .... October 15, 2020, 3:00 p.m. Webinar Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regis....
Published on: 22452995. The Department is conducting a set of public workshops for the Triennial Review of state surface water quality standards. These workshops are a follow-up to the Triennial Review kickoff public workshops/hearings held in May 2019, in Tallahassee, Hobe Sound, and Orlando. The Department is considering revisions to specific rule sections; however, all surface water quality standards in Chapter 62-4, Chapter 62-302, Chapter 62-303, and Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., are under review and may be revised as part of Triennial Review. Some of the items under consideration for revision during this Triennial Review include: 1) revision of the marine and freshwater cadmium criteria, 2) revision of the turbidity criterion, including a criterion to protect corals and hardbottom communities, 3) incorporation by reference of a document titled “Implementation of the Turbidity Criterion for the Protection of Coral Reef and Hardbottom Communities”, 4) revisions to the document titled “Implementation of Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Standards” (only specific sections will be proposed for incorporation by reference), 5) Cyanotoxin criteria (Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin), 6) adoption of Type II site specific alternative criteria (SSACs) for dissolved oxygen for 11 freshwater streams, 7) incorporation of compliance schedule authorization language into Chapter 62-302, F.A.C., 8) creation of new maps showing Class II (Shellfish Propagation or Harvesting) waters in select counties, 9) revision of the Florida Coastal Segment Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC) map, 10) revisions to a number of estuary nutrient region (ENR) maps, 11) addition of text to Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., to assess more expressions of NNC, 12) clarification of listing thresholds in Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., for listings based on fish consumption advisories, 13) addition of new language to Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., to discuss assessment of trends using the Mann-Kendall Trend Test, 14) addition of language to Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., to incorporate portions of the document titled “Implementation of Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Standards” by reference, and 15) a wide variety of non-substantive clarifications and clean-up. No changes are proposed to Chapter 62-4, F.A.C., or Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., at this time.; Monday, November 4, 2019, 9:00 a.m.; Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
Teleconference Call-in: 1-888-585-9008, Conference Room Number: 125-938-245#
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, Fort Myers Service Center, 1st floor conference room, 2301 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, Florida
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center Auditorium, 8000 N. Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, Florida
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 7, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast District Office, Conference Rooms 1A and 1B, 8800 Baymeadows Way West, Suite 100, Jacksonville, Florida
Published on: 21958295. The purpose of the rule is to adopt Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and their allocations, for certain waters impaired for dissolved oxygen in the Caloosahatchee River Basin.
Published on: 21669138. The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for certain Florida surface waters, where those waters previously have been identified as impaired for specific pollutants and included on the Department’s verified list of impaired waters. Pursuant to Section 403.067(6), F.S., TMDLs must be adopted in rule by the Secretary of the Department. Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., was established as the rule chapter within which rules adopting TMDLs shall reside. In accordance with paragraph 62-302.531(2)(a), F.A.C., any of these rules which establish nutrient TMDLs, if adopted, are intended to constitute site specific numeric interpretations of the narrative nutrient criterion set forth in paragraph 62-302.530(48)(b), F.A.C., that will supersede the otherwise applicable numeric nutrient criteria in subsection 62-302.531(2), F.A.C., for the particular surface water segment.
Additionally, as required by the Federal Clean Water Act, the Department is initiating the Triennial Review of state surface water quality standards. All surface water quality standards in Chapter 62-4, Chapter 62-302, Chapter 62-303 and Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., are under review and may be revised as part of the Triennial Review.
The Department also intends to undertake rulemaking to streamline and otherwise clean up various provisions in Chapter 62-304, F.A.C. For instance, duplicative text will be consolidated in one location in the rule Chapter.
Published on: 21170558. To receive public comments on draft dissolved oxygen total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for impaired waters in the Caloosahatchee River Basin, to be adopted in Rule 62-304.800, F.A.C. The draft TMDLs to be presented at the public workshop are for Townsend Canal (WBID 3235L), Long Hammock Creek (WBID 3237B), Lake Hicpochee (WBID 3237C), C-19 Canal (WBID 3237E), and S-4 Basin (WBID 3246). The draft TMDL document for these impaired waters is available on the Department’s TMDL website: https://floridadep.gov/dear/water-quality-evaluation-tmdl/content/draft-tmdls , and will be provided upon request to interested parties by mail or via email distribution. The Department will accept written comments on the draft TMDLs through January 4, 2019. Written comments should be directed to Erin Rasnake, Program Administrator, Watershed Evaluation and TMDL Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Mail Station 3555, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, Erin.Rasnake@floridadep.gov .; December 17, 2018, 3:00 p.m.; City of Clewiston’s John Boy Auditorium, Beardsley Room, 1200 South W.C. Owen Avenue B, Clewiston, Florida