Florida’s surface water quality standards prohibit discharges that are acutely or chronically toxic, without a Department approved mixing zone. The Department plans to revise the definitions of acute and chronic toxicity found in chapter 62-302, F....

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-302.200: Definitions
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Florida’s surface water quality standards prohibit discharges that are acutely or chronically toxic, without a Department approved mixing zone. The Department plans to revise the definitions of acute and chronic toxicity found in Chapter 62-302, F.A.C., to clarify the meaning of these terms as used in water quality standards and whole effluent toxicity.  OGC NO.: 07-0072

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed rule amendment will revise the definitions of acute and chronic toxicity and add an additional definition for inhibition concentration.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.061, 403.087, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804, 403.805 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.021, 403.031, 403.061, 403.062, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.502, 403.802 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Nancy Ross, Division of Water Resource Management, Mail Station 3560, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, telephone [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.