DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NOTICE OF PROPOSED WATER QUALITY STUDY
Pursuant to subsection 62-650.500(6), F.A.C., the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) gives notice of intent of the City of Plant City (Plant City) to conduct a study of water quality in the immediate receiving stream, East Canal, and subsequent downstream waters, Itchepackesassa Creek and Blackwater Creek, to which Plant City’s Water Reclamation Facility currently discharges under its FDEP Permit No. FL0026557. The purpose of this study is to establish appropriate numeric interpretations of the narrative nutrient criteria, as set forth in Rule 62-302.531, F.A.C., for the above listed water bodies. Upon conclusion of the water quality plan of study (POS), these numeric interpretations may be established in the form of Level II Water Quality Based Effluent Limitations (WQBELs) or other site-specific order of the FDEP.
Any interested person may submit written comments on the POS to Mr. Michael Herr, City Manager, City of Plant City, PO Drawer C, Plant City, FL 33564-9003, and provide a copy to Jacquelyn Champion, Southwest District Office, Department of Environmental Protection, 13051 N. Telecom Parkway, Temple Terrace, FL 33637 or email: Jacquelyn.Champion@dep.state.fl.us. Comments must be received within 14 days of publication of this notice. In response to comments received pertaining to the POS, Plant City may revise the POS, as necessary.
Although FDEP may allow for informal dispute resolution during the study period, the study is free from agency decision making and does not constitute proposed agency action until notice of such is given pursuant to subsection 62-650.500(8), F.A.C.
Upon request, the POS is available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at the Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest District Office, 13051 N. Telecom Parkway, Temple Terrace, FL 33637, (813)470-5700.
