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Notice: 8355015

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS

Overview

RULE:

62-304.300	St. Marks River Basin TMDLs
62-304.325	Choctawhatchee River Basin TMDLs
62-304.415	Lower St. Johns River Basin TMDLs
62-304.500	Ocklawaha River Basin TMDLs
62-304.510	Upper St. Johns River TMDLs
62-304.520	Indian River Lagoon Basin TMDLs
62-304.625	Peace River Basin TMDLs
62-304.800	Caloosahatchee River Basin TMDLs
62-304.805	Charlotte Harbor Basin TMDLs

PURPOSE:

The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters in the following basins: St. Marks, Choctawhatchee Bay, Lower St. Johns River, Ocklawaha, Upper St. Johns, Indian River Lagoon, Peace River, Caloosahatchee River, and Charlotte Harbor. Pursuant to Section 403.067(6), F.S., TMDLs must be adopted by the Secretary of the Department by rule. Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., was established as the rule chapter within which rules adopting TMDLs shall reside. Establishment of TMDLs is proceeding for waters within the above basins for which the verified list of impaired waters were previously adopted by Secretarial Order. TMDL calculations and allocations for each waterbody or waterbody segment will be adopted by rule, by the Secretary of the Department, pursuant to Sections 120.536(1), 120.54, and 403.805, F.S.

SUBJECT:

TMDLs and their allocations will be established for the pollutants identified as causing the impairment for the impaired waters in the above listed basins (as indicated in the order adopting the verified list for the basin).

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.061, 403.067 FS.

LAW:

403.016, 403.062, 403.067 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/5/2010 Vol. 36/09

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

403.061, 403.067 FS., 403.016, 403.062, 403.067 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=62-304.300&PDate=3/5/2010&Section=1

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