The rule revisions change the assessment methodology for impairment due to elevated fecal coliform levels, including how individual samples are assessed under the binomial method, how many exceedances of the monthly average criteria are needed to ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-303.360: Primary Contact and Recreation Use Support
62-303.370: Fish and Shellfish Consumption Use Support
62-303.380: Drinking Water Use Support and Protection of Human Health
62-303.460: Primary Contact and Recreation Use Support
62-303.470: Fish and Shellfish Consumption Use Support
62-303.480: Drinking Water Use Support and Protection of Human Health
62-303.720: Delisting Procedure
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The rule revisions change the assessment methodology for impairment due to elevated fecal coliform levels, including how individual samples are assessed under the binomial method, how many exceedances of the monthly average criteria are needed to list waters as impaired, and how samples are assessed for representativeness.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Assessment of fecal coliform data in surface waters.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.061, 403.067 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.062, 403.067 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: May 1, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 609, Tallahassee, 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: Ms. Pat Waters 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: Daryll Joyner, TMDL Program Administrator, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 3510, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, telephone [phone]
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Draft rule text is currently not available, but will be placed on the Department’s TMDL Program website (www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl/index.htm).