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Notice: 7047940

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS

Overview

RULE:

62-304.600

Tampa Bay Basin TMDLs

PURPOSE:

The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the waterbodies in the Tampa Bay Basin. 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. The verified list for the Group 1 Tampa  Bay basin was adopted by Secretarial Order on June 3, 2008. The Department will accept written comments on the draft TMDLs through June 1, 2009. The draft TMDL reports are available on the Department’s TMDL website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl). Written comments should be directed to: Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Environmental Administrator, Watershed Assessment Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, M.S. 3555, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, or via email at jan.mandrup-poulsen@dep.state.fl.us. This rule has been given the following OGC case number: 09-0718.

SUBJECT:

TMDLs and their allocations will be established for the pollutants identified as causing the impairment for the impaired waters in the Tampa Bay basin (as indicated in the Order adopting the verified list for the basin and by the direction of the Florida Legislature).

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.061, 403.067 FS.

LAW:

403.061, 403.067 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/1/2009 Vol. 35/17

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

403.061, 403.067 FS., 403.061, 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=62-304.600&PDate=5/1/2009&Section=1

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