The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters in the following basins: St. Marks River, Chipola River, Pensacola Bay, Perdido Bay, Upper East Coast, Ocklawaha, Upper St. Johns River, Indian River Lagoon, Peace River, Withlacoochee, St. Lucie, Everglades, and Caloosahatchee River. Pursuant to Section 403.067(6), F.S., TMDLs must be adopted in rule by the Secretary of the Department. Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., was established as the rule chapter within which rules adopting TMDLs shall reside.