To present for public comment the statewide stormwater quality draft rule Chapter 62-347, F.A.C., and Applicant’s Handbook. The Department, in coordination with the water management districts and a Technical Advisory Committee, has developed ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING – The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: May 11, 2010, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: DEP Bob Martinez Center, Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL

DATE AND TIME: May 18, 2010, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: DEP Northeast District Office Conference Room, 7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite B200, Jacksonville, FL

DATE AND TIME: May 19, 2010, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Supervisor of Elections Conference Room, 110 West Kaley Avenue, Orlando, FL

DATE AND TIME: May 26, 2010, 11:30 a.m.

PLACE: SFWMD, Building B1 Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL, Toll Free: [phone], Meeting ID: 7504#, Webcast accessible at: http://www.sfwmd.gov.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To present for public comment the statewide stormwater quality draft rule Chapter 62-347, F.A.C., and Applicant’s Handbook. The Department, in coordination with the water management districts and a Technical Advisory Committee, has developed stormwater quality design and performance standards to update the existing criteria and reflect new research and today’s understanding of the impact of nutrient discharges from surface water management systems on water quality. The goal of the rule is to increase the level of nutrient treatment in stormwater discharges and provide statewide consistency by establishing revised stormwater quality treatment performance standards and best management practices design criteria.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSHOP SCHEDULE REPLACES THE SCHEDULE PUBLISHED IN THE APRIL 9, 2010, F.A.W.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mary VanTassel, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources, MS #2500, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail].

Further information and updates on this proposed rule also may be obtained from the Department’s Website: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wetlands/erp/rules/stormwater/index.htm (OGC No. 07-0552).

For more information, you may contact: Eric Livingston at the above address or e-mail: [e-mail] for technical questions or to submit comments.