The Department of Environmental Protection gives notice that, pursuant to Section 403.067(4), F.S., and Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., three final orders were entered on May 19, 2009, adopting or revising Verified Lists of Impaired Waters for the second assessment of Group 1 and Group 2 waters and the first assessment of the Group 5 basins. In addition, certain waters were delisted within each basin. The second assessment of the Group 2 basins is being adopted for the first time and includes the following basins: Apalachicola-Chipola, Tampa Bay Tributaries, Charlotte Harbor, St. Lucie-Loxahatchee, Middle St. Johns River, and Lower St. Johns River. In addition, the previously adopted Group 5 and Group 1 Verified Lists of Impaired Waters and Delist lists have been revised. The Group 5 basins include the following basins: Everglades, Florida Keys, Indian River Lagoon, Perdido, Springs Coast, and Upper East Coast. The Group 1 basins include the following basins: Everglades West Coast, Lake Okeechobee, Ochlockonee/St. Marks, Ocklawaha, Suwannee/Santa Fe, and Tampa Bay. These lists will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act and shall serve to update the previously approved Section 303(d) statewide list of Florida waters. These listings and delistings will also update the Group 2, Group 5, and Group 1 lists maintained by the EPA. Waters within each basin that have been verified as impaired waters are set forth in Exhibits to each final order; the Exhibits also reflect waters that will be delisted.
A copy of the above-referenced final orders may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Pat Waters, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Watershed Assessment, MS 3555, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, (850)245-8449 or www.dep.state.fl.us/legal/final_orders/finalorders.htm.
