16700507, 5M-17.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 16700507

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Agricultural Water Policy

Chapter:

Best Management Practices for Florida Dairy Operations

Overview

RULE:

5M-17.001	Approved Best Management Practices
5M-17.002	Presumption of Compliance (Repealed)
5M-17.003	Notice of Intent to Implement Best Management Practices
5M-17.004	Record Keeping (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule is to effect agricultural nonpoint source pollutant reduction in Florida through the implementation of Best Management Practices to ensure that agricultural discharges have minimal individual or cumulative adverse impacts to state water resources.

SUMMARY:

This rule establishes a procedure for Florida dairies to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) which contains water quality and quantity Best Management Practices (BMPs) applicable to their operation.  Submittal of the NOI to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and implementation of identified BMPs that have been verified effective by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection provides a presumption of compliance with state water quality standards and release from the provisions of s. 376.307(5), Florida Statutes, for those pollutants addressed by the practices.  This rulemaking also provides that records maintained by the participant confirming the implementation of BMPs are subject to inspection.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.067(7)(c)2; 570.07(10) and (23)

LAW:

403.067(7)(c)2

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/30/2015 Vol. 41/212

COMMENTS:

From 10/30/2015 To 11/20/2015 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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