As required by the Federal Clean Water Act, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is initiating the Triennial Review of state surface water quality standards. The Department is considering revisions to specific rule sections at ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

62-302.200Definitions

62-302.300Findings, Intent, and Antidegradation Policy for Surface Water Quality

62-302.400Classification of Surface Waters, Usage, Reclassification, Classified Waters

62-302.500Surface Waters: Minimum Criteria, General Criteria

62-302.520Thermal Surface Water Criteria

62-302.530Table: Surface Water Quality Criteria

62-302.531Numeric Interpretations of Narrative Nutrient Criteria

62-302.532Estuary-Specific Numeric Interpretations of the Narrative Nutrient Criterion

62-302.533Dissolved Oxygen Criteria for Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class III-Limited Waters

62-302.540Water Quality Standards for Phosphorus Within the Everglades Protection Area

62-302.700Special Protection, Outstanding Florida Waters, Outstanding National Resource Waters

62-302.800Site Specific Alternative Criteria

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: As required by the Federal Clean Water Act, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is initiating the Triennial Review of state surface water quality standards. The Department is considering revisions to specific rule sections at this time; however, all surface water quality standards in Chapter 62-4, Chapter 62-302 and Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., are under review and may be revised as part of Triennial Review. The Department proposes to: (1) revise criteria for freshwater ammonia, (2) revise criteria for alkalinity, (3) establish new water quality criteria for carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and nonylphenol, and (4) update a number of references used in Chapter 62-302, F.A.C.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Department will consider amendments to all surface water quality standards, including those within Chapter 62-302, F.A.C. (there are separate notices for Chapters 62-4, 62-302, and 62-303, F.A.C.).

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.043, 373.4592, 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.088, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804, 403.805 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.016, 373.026, 373.414, 373.4592, 403.021, 403.021(11), 403.031, 403.061, 403.062, 403.067, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.101, 403.141, 403.161, 403.182, 403.201, 403.502, 403.504, 403.702, 403.708, 403.802 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Central District Office, 3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 232, Conference Rooms A/B/C, Orlando, Florida

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Eric Shaw at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Eric Shaw, Water Quality Standards Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 6511, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, telephone: [phone], email [e-mail]

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