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Notice: 8248218

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

Overview

RULE:

62-302.800

Site Specific Alternative Criteria

PURPOSE:

On January 30, 2009, the Department received a petition from Buckeye Florida, L.P. (Buckeye) to establish Site Specific Alternative Criteria (SSAC) for transparency in the lower Fenholloway River and near-shore waters, pursuant to Rule 62-302.800(2) of the Florida Administrative Code. All of the waters covered in the petition are classified as Class III marine waters with a designated use of "recreation, propagation and maintenance of a healthy, well-balanced population of fish and wildlife" (Rule 62-302.400, F.A.C.) The proposed SSAC for transparency establishes alternative transparency criteria to protect both phytoplankton and submerged aquatic vegetation and fully protect the designated use of the waters.

SUMMARY:

The Department is amending Rule 62-302.800, F.A.C., to establish Site Specific Alternative Criteria for transparency in the lower Fenholloway River and near-shore waters. The SSAC fully protects the designated use of the waters and will replace the default transparency criteria in Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C., for these waters.
Chapter 62-302 or Rule 62-302.800, F.A.C., is referenced by a number of other rules. The proposed amendments will have no effect on the following referenced rules other than to allow a discharger to meet a less stringent criterion for transparency than the criterion listed in the Table in Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C.: Rules 62-4.246, 62-25.001, 62-25.025, 62-25.080, 62-29.050, 62-40.120, 62-40.210, 62-110.106, 62-113.200, 62-301.100, 62-302.300, 62-302.500, 62-302.800, 62-303.100, 62-303.200, 62-303.430, 62-304.310, 62-304.335, 62-304.500, 62-312.050, 62-312.340, 62-312.816, 62-330.100, 62-330.200, 62-341.486, 62-346.051, 62-346.301, 62-528.610, 62-528.630, 62-600.120. 62-600.200, 62-600.300, 62-600.400, 62-600.430, 62-600.440, 62-600.500, 62-600.520, 62-610.200, 62-610.300, 62-610.310, 62-610.650, 62-610.670, 62-610.850, 62-611.200, 62-611.450, 62-611.500, 62-611.600, 62-611.650, 62-611.700, 62-620.320, 62-620.400, 62-620.620, 62-620.800, 62-624.800, 62-625.300, 62-673.340, 62-673.610, 62-701.200, 62-701.300, 62-709.500, 62-711.540, 62-761.200, 62-762.201, 62-770.200, 62-771.100, 62-777.150, 62-777.170, 62-780.200, 62-782.200, 62-785.200, and 62B-49.012, F.A.C.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804, 403.805 FS.

LAW:

403.021, 403.061, 403.087, 403.088, 403.141, 403.161, 403.502 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

4/23/2010 Vol. 36/16

COMMENTS:

From 4/23/2010 To 5/14/2010 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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