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Notice: 7459123

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS

Overview

RULE:

62-304.605

Alafia River TMDLs

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the rule is to adopt Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and their allocations for waters in the Alafia River Basin that are impaired for fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients.

SUMMARY:

These TMDLs address fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient impairments in the Alafia River Basin. Specifically, the TMDL rules being proposed for adoption are fecal coliform TMDLs for English Creek, Mustang Ranch Creek (formerly known as English Creek), Poley Creek and Turkey Creek, and nutrient and dissolved oxygen TMDLs for the Alafia River Above Hillsborough Bay, and Mustang Ranch Creek (formerly known as English Creek). These waterbodies were verified as impaired using the methodology established in Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., Identification of Impaired Surface Waters. The methodology used to develop the fecal coliform TMDLs was the percent reduction method. The methodologies used to develop the nutrient and dissolved oxygen TMDLs include reference waterbodies and percent reduction analysis methods. This rulemaking has been given OGC case number 09-0722.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.061, 403.067 FS.

LAW:

403.061, 403.062, 403.067 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/7/2009 Vol. 35/31

COMMENTS:

From 8/7/2009 To 8/28/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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