5M-12.004. Plan Development and Revision

(1) The conservation plan shall be developed in accordance with the USDA/NRCS National Planning Procedures Handbook Amendment 4, December 2006 (hereby adopted and incorporated by reference), and shall be consistent with quality criteria for soil, water quality, and water quantity contained in Florida’s Quality Criteria, Section III (A), of the USDA/NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG), April 2005 (hereby adopted and incorporated by reference). These documents may be obtained from USDA/NRCS, Post Office Box 141510, 2614 Northwest 43rd Street, Gainesville, Florida 32614-1510, or accessed online at: http://www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com/bestmanagementpractices.html; http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical/efotg/.

(2) The conservation plan shall include:

(a) As listed in Section III B of the FOTG, March 2005 (hereby adopted and incorporated by reference), all the essential conservation practices for the identified land uses on the operation, and the applicable facilitating conservation practices that support quality criteria for soil, water quality, and water quantity contained in Section III A of the USDA/NRCS FOTG, April 2005. Section III B of the FOTG, March 2005, may be obtained from USDA/NRCS, Post Office Box 141510, 2614 Northwest 43rd Street, Gainesville, Florida 32614-1510, or accessed online at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical/efotg/ or http://www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com/bestmanagementpractices.html

(b) A completed copy of the BMP checklist contained in each manual adopted by the Department under Title 5M, F.A.C., that is applicable to the operation;

(c) The schedule of operations and activities needed to address all identified soil and water quality and water quantity issues, which provides for implementing:

1. As soon as practicable within one year after submitting the Notice of Intent (NOI), the applicable non-structural nutrient and irrigation management practices.

2. As soon as practicable within two years after submitting the NOI, the remaining applicable practices, except for practices that require more time to implement, as specified in the plan.

(d) All applicable record-keeping requirements, including the relevant requirements in Rule 5M-12.006, F.A.C.; and,

(e) The date of plan completion or revision.

(3) The plan shall be reviewed at least every five years, and updated as necessary to continue to meet the requirements of this rule. If the Department adopts or revises any BMP manuals applicable to the operation subsequent to plan completion, the producer shall include in the plan a completed copy of the BMP checklist contained in the new or revised manual.

Rulemaking Authority 403.067(7)(c)2., (13)(b), 570.07(23), 570.085 FS. Law Implemented 403.067(7)(c)2., (13)(b), 570.07(23), 570.085 FS. History–New 6-16-10.