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Notice: 5934089

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
62-304.305	Ochlockonee River Basin TMDLs
62-304.405	Lower Suwannee River Basin TMDLs
62-304.410	Santa Fe River Basin TMDLs
62-304.810	Everglades West Coast Basin TMDLs

PURPOSE:

The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters in the St. Marks (Ames Sink, Lake Munson, and Munson Slough), Ochlockonee River (Black Creek, Juniper Creek, and Swamp Creek), Suwannee River (Middle and Lower Suwannee River and associated springs), Santa Fe River (Alligator Lake, New River, and Santa Fe River), and the Everglades West Coast (Cocohatchee River, Gordon River, Hendry Creek, Imperial River, and Lake Trafford) Basins.
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 previously were 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. These rules have been given individual OGC case numbers: 08-1892 for Rules 62-304.300, 08-1893 for 62-304.305, 08-1894 for 62-304.405, 08-1895 for 62-304.410, and 08-1896 for 62-304.810, F.A.C.

SUBJECT:

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

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.061, 403.067 FS.

LAW:

403.016, 403.062, 403.067 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/1/2008 Vol. 34/31

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=8/1/2008&Section=1

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