40E-61.220. Content of Water Quality Monitoring Plan (WQMP)

The WQMP shall include:

(1) Date and signature of the applicant(s) submitting the application, and the name of the owner(s) of all parcels included under the WQMP;

(2) A description of the physical and hydrogeological characteristics of the property and the surrounding area, including, as applicable:

(a) General description, site plan, and map of the property area, including a clear delineation of the boundaries and acreage; surface water system layout and drainage features showing direction of flow, surface water flow onto the property from other landowners, areas or points of surface water flow off-site; and available data on existing water quality;

(b) The direction and rate of surface water and groundwater flow;

(c) Vertical permeability, thickness, competence, and extent of any confining beds;

(d) Topography, soil information, and surface water drainage systems surrounding the site;

(e) Identification and location of wells, surface water discharge points, and surface water intakes within 500 feet of the property and within the property boundary; and

(f) The locations of all surface waters and their classifications, including springs, within one quarter mile of the property, and onsite sinkholes with depths exceeding the seasonal high water table or that are perched;

(3) Proposed methodology used to determine attainment of water quality criteria and any deviations in the quality of the receiving water in downgradient monitoring locations;

(4) Proposed locations of monitoring used to determine attainment of water quality criteria;

(5) Proposed water quality indicators (chemical, physical, and biological);

(6) Proposed sampling methods and frequency;

(7) Proposed data management and assessment; and

(8) Proposed reporting schedule and deliverables.

Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.4595 FS. Law Implemented 373.4595, 403.067 FS. History–New 4-11-21.