The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in coordination with the five Water Management Districts (WMDs), is conducting rulemaking to develop statewide environmental resource permitting (ERP) rules. This rulemaking is authorized under ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: December 14, 2012, 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
PLACE: This workshop will be broadcast via webinar. Parties can register to attend the webinar via their personal computers with audio by telephone (regular long distance telephone charges will apply) or by speakers connected to their computer (no telephone charges will apply). Webinar registration is via https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/140650314. Alternatively, persons may view the webinar at the following location where staff will be present to accept comments: Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Bldg., Rm. 609, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in coordination with the five Water Management Districts (WMDs), is conducting rulemaking to develop statewide environmental resource permitting (ERP) rules. This rulemaking is authorized under Section 373.4131, F.S. The ERP rules govern the construction, alteration, operation, maintenance, repair, abandonment, and removal of stormwater management systems, dams, impoundments, reservoirs, appurtenant works, or works, including dredging and filling in wetlands and other surface waters, or combinations thereof. The public is invited to provide comments on the proposed Chapter 62-330, F.A.C., “Environmental Resource Permitting,” together with its associated forms, fees, and Applicant’s Handbook Volumes I and II. The rules rely primarily upon existing rules of DEP and WMDs, which have been combined and revised as necessary to achieve a more consistent, effective, and streamlined approach to implement the ERP program throughout the state.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Alice Heathcock, Department of Environmental Protection at 2600 Blair Stone Rd., MS 2500, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, [phone], or [e-mail]. The agenda and workshop information will be posted on the DEP Public Notice Calendar at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/public_notices/default.htm. (OGC #12-1058)
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: Mary VanTassel at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (Voice).
For more information, you may contact: Alice Heathcock. In addition, DEP has established an Internet site (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wetlands/swerp/index.htm) to provide information about the rulemaking, including a link to a forum to accept comments from the public. A link to that site also exists on the draft rules site at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/rules_dr.htm#erp. Comments also may be submitted to Alice Heathcock at the above mailing or email address.