The Department is holding two workshops for the purpose of exploring options with the public on Florida nutrient standards and other relevant provisions of water quality standards. These workshops will be used to discuss concepts and gain public ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
62-302.200: Definitions
62-302.300: Findings, Intent, and Antidegradation Policy for Surface Water Quality
62-302.400: Classification of Surface Waters, Usage, Reclassification, Classified Waters
62-302.500: Surface Waters: Minimum Criteria, General Criteria
62-302.520: Thermal Surface Water Criteria
62-302.530: Table: Surface Water Quality Criteria
62-302.540: Water Quality Standards for Phosphorus Within the Everglades Protection Area
62-302.700: Special Protection, Outstanding Florida Waters, Outstanding National Resource Waters
62-302.800: Site Specific Alternative Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is holding two workshops for the purpose of exploring options with the public on Florida nutrient standards and other relevant provisions of water quality standards. These workshops will be used to discuss concepts and gain public input on ideas for a State rule. The information gained at the workshops will be used as part of the traditional State process of collaborative rulemaking. Note that the Department previously opened up Chapter 62-302, F.A.C., for the establishment of nutrient standards, but then suspended that rulemaking. This was originally noticed in the January 30, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 411-412.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Nutrient and other surface water quality standards.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.043, 373.4592, 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.088, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804, 403.805 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.016, 373.026, 373.414, 373.4592, 403.021, 403.031, 403.061, 403.062, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.101, 403.141, 403.161, 403.182, 403.502, 403.504, 403.702, 403.708, 403.802 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 609, Tallahassee, Florida
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: City of Leesburg Community Center, 109 E. Dixie Avenue, Leesburg, 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: Eric Shaw 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: Eric Shaw, Standards and Assessments 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 NOT AVAILABLE.