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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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5M. Division of Agricultural Water Policy |
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5M-8. Best Management Practices for Florida Vegetable and Agronomic Crop Operations |
1In order to retain a presumption of compliance with state water quality standards:
14(1) Producers who submitted a Notice of Intent to Implement Best Management Practices prior to October 7, 2015 shall be subject to the manual incorporated by reference in subsection 435M-8.002(1), 44F.A.C. as the basis for verification of implementation of BMPs in any review conducted after October 6, 2019.
62(2) Producers described below who submitted a Notice of Intent to Implement Best Management Practices prior to October 7, 2015, shall be subject to the manual incorporated by reference in subsection 935M-8.002(1), 94F.A.C., but do not have to re-enroll and the existing NOI continues to provide a presumption of compliance with state water quality standards so long as:
120(a) They grow an annual crop that is fertilized with less than 100 lbs N/acre, or
136(b) They grow strawberries or cucurbits on plastic mulch with drip irrigation, and apply greater than 75% of the nitrogen fertilizer via fertigation at a rate that does not exceed 150 lbs N/acre per season, or
172(c) They have a Conservation Plan developed or approved by Natural Resources Conservation Service that has been reviewed within the past five years and updated as necessary, or
200(d) They grow vegetable and/or agronomic crops within the permit boundaries of the Everglades Agricultural Area or C-139 and Western Basins Area and have been issued a permit under Chapter 40E-63, F.A.C.
232(3) All Notices of Intent to Implement Best Management Practices shall remain valid and effective until withdrawn, amended, or terminated.
252Rulemaking Authority 254403.067(7)(c)2., 255570.07(10), 256(23) FS. Law Implemented 260403.067(7)(c)2. FS. 262History–New 10-7-15, Amended 1-18-18.
