The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters in the Caloosahatchee and St Lucie Basins. Pursuant to Section 403.067(6), Fla. Stat., TMDLs must be adopted by the Secretary of the Department by rule....  


  • RULE NO: RULE TITLE
    62-304.705: St. Lucie Basin TMDLs
    62-304.800: Caloosahatchee River Basin TMDLS.
    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters in the Caloosahatchee and St Lucie Basins. Pursuant to Section 403.067(6), Fla. Stat., TMDLs must be adopted by the Secretary of the Department by rule. Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., was established as the rule chapter within which rules adopting TMDLs shall reside. The verified lists for the Group 2 St Lucie and Group 3 Caloosahatchee basins were adopted by Secretarial Order on May 27th, 2004, and June 17th, 2005, respectively. In addition, in 2007, the Florida Legislature separately determined that a TMDL for nutrients should be done for the estuarine portion of the Caloosahatchee River. TMDL calculations and allocations for each waterbody or waterbody segment will be adopted by rule, by the Secretary of the Department, pursuant to Sections 120.536(1), 120.54, and 403.805, F.S. These rules have been given the following OGC case numbers: 08-2290 for 62-304.705 and 08-2291 for 62-304.800.
    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: TMDLs and their allocations will be established for the pollutants identified as causing the impairment for the impaired waters in the above listed basins (as indicated in the order adopting the verified list for each basin and by the direction of the Florida Legislature).
    SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.061, 403.067 FS.
    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.061, 403.062, 403.067 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: Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Administrator, Watershed Assessment Section, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 3555, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, telephone (850)245-8449

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

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Subject:
TMDLs and their allocations will be established for the pollutants identified as causing the impairment for the impaired waters in the above listed basins (as indicated in the order adopting the verified list for each basin and by the direction of the Florida Legislature).
Purpose:
The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters in the Caloosahatchee and St Lucie Basins. Pursuant to Section 403.067(6), Fla. Stat., TMDLs must be adopted by the Secretary of the Department by rule. Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., was established as the rule chapter within which rules adopting TMDLs shall reside. The verified lists for the Group 2 St Lucie and Group 3 Caloosahatchee basins were adopted by Secretarial Order on May 27th, 2004, and June ...
Rulemaking Authority:
403.061, 403.067 FS.
Law:
403.061, 403.062, 403.067 FS.
Contact:
Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Administrator, Watershed Assessment Section, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 3555, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, telephone (850)245-8449
Related Rules: (2)
62-304.705. St. Lucie Basin TMDLs
62-304.800. Caloosahatchee River Basin TMDLs.