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Notice: 7275696

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS

Overview

RULE:

62-304.310	Apalachicola River Basin TMDLs
62-304.315	Chipola River Basin TMDLs
62-304.515	Kissimmee River Basin TMDLs
62-304.605	Alafia River TMDLs
62-304.610	Hillsborough River Basin TMDLs
62-304.615	Manatee River Basin TMDLs
62-304.620	Little Manatee 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 Apalachicola River, Chipola River, Kissimmee River, Alafia River, Hillsborough River, Manatee River, Little Manatee River, and Charlotte Harbor 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: 09-0719 for 62-304.310, 09-2871 for 62-304.315, 09-0785 for 62-304.515, 09-0722 for 62-304.605, 09-0720 for 62-304.610, 09-0717 for 62-304.615, 09-2870 for 62-304.620 and 09-0716 for 62-304.805.

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:

403.062, 403.067 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/19/2009 Vol. 35/24

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

403.061, 403.067 FS., 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=62-304.310&PDate=6/19/2009&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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