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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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62. Department of Environmental Protection |
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D62. Departmental |
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62-306. Water Quality Credit Trading |
1(1) This chapter establishes the requirements for water quality credit trading 12between pollutant sources to reduce or eliminate nutrient or nutrient-related impairments 23pursuant to Section 26403.067, F.S.
28(2) The generation, registration, and trading of water quality credits provided for in this chapter are intended to provide flexibility among pollutant sources to meet the 54nutrient reduction 56requirements of 58an adopted 60Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) 65or Reasonable Assurance Plan (RAP)70. Copies of BMAP 74and RAP documents 77may be obtained by writing to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #3510, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400.
98(3) A BMAP provides for the implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) adopted by the Department in Chapter 62-304, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). 122A RAP, pursuant to Rule 12762-303.600, 128F.A.C., provides for the restoration of impaired waters.
136(4) This chapter does not address aggregation of wasteload allocations by an entity with multiple wastewater facilities, which may be implemented via an aggregate permit that limits the total allocated nutrient TMDL load for the entity.
172(5) Nothing in this rule is intended to limit any actions by federal, state, or local agencies, affected persons, or citizens pursuant to other rules or regulations.
199Rulemaking Authority 201403.067(9) FS. 203Law Implemented 205403.067(8)-206(10) FS. History–New 9-6-10, Amended 1-11-16.
