On May 10, 2013, Pace Water System, Inc., submitted a petition to initiate rulemaking to establish a Site Specific Alternative Criterion (SSAC) for pH in the Simpson River and adjacent wetlands (Pace Swamp) in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The water ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

62-302.800Site Specific Alternative Criteria

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: On May 10, 2013, Pace Water System, Inc., submitted a petition to initiate rulemaking to establish a Site Specific Alternative Criterion (SSAC) for pH in the Simpson River and adjacent wetlands (Pace Swamp) in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The water body is classified as Class III waters, with a designated use of “Recreation, Propagation and Maintenance of a Healthy, Well-Balanced Population of Fish and Wildlife.” The proposed rule amendment would revise the surface water quality criterion for pH in the Pace Water System wetlands discharge system (Pace Swamp) to 7.0 standard units. The proposed site specific alternative criterion for pH was designed by Pace Water System to protect this designated use.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed rule amendment would revise the surface water quality criterion for pH in the Pace Water System wetlands discharge system (Pace Swamp) to 7.0 standard units. The Simpson River is no longer included in the development of rulemaking.

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

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.021(11), 403.061, 403.087, 403.088, 403.141, 403.161, 403.502 FS.

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

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m. CST

PLACE: Pace Water System, Inc., 4401 Woodbine Road, Pace, Florida

Note: This public workshop will be conducted in conjunction with Pace Water System’s Board meeting that will begin at 7:00 p.m.

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] or via email at [e-mail]. 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 IS: Eric Shaw, Standards Development Section, 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:

62-302.800 Site Specific Alternative Criteria

(1) through (5) No change.

(6) Type II site specific alternative criteria apply to the water bodies, or portions of the water bodies, listed below. For dissolved oxygen site specific alternative criteria, normal daily and seasonal fluctuations above the levels listed in the table below shall be maintained. For site specific alternative criteria with seasonal limits, the generally applicable criteria in Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C., apply at other times of the year.

(a) through (d) No change.

 

(e) Pace Swamp as delineated on the map titled “Pace Swamp pH SSAC Boundary,” dated October 2013, which is incorporated by reference herein. Copies of this document may be obtained by writing to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 6511, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400. Class III.

pH shall not exceed 7.0 standard units in more than 10 percent of the measurements collected, nor vary below natural background.

Santa Rosa

 

Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804, 403.805 FS. Law Implemented 403.021(11), 403.061, 403.087, 403.088, 403.141, 403.161, 403.502 FS. History–Formerly 17-3.05(4), Amended 3-1-79, 10-2-80, 2-1-83, Formerly 17-3.031, Amended 6-17-92, Formerly 17-302.800, Amended 5-15-02, 1-9-06, 6-28-06, 12-7-06, 8-5-07, 8-5-10, 7-3-12, 8-1-13, ______.