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Notice: 8284981

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Agricultural Water Policy

Chapter:

Conservation Plans for Specified Agricultural Operations

Overview

RULE:

5M-12.001	Purpose
5M-12.002	Definitions
5M-12.003	Eligible Agricultural Operations
5M-12.004	Plan Development and Revision
5M-12.005	Notice of Intent to Implement
5M-12.006	BMP Record Keeping
5M-12.007	Presumption of Compliance
5M-12.008	Access to Properties

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule is to effect agricultural nonpoint source pollutant reduction in Florida through the implementation of conservation plans on specified operations to ensure that agricultural discharges have minimal individual or cumulative adverse impacts to state water resources.

SUMMARY:

This rulemaking establishes a procedure for specified agricultural operations to submit a Notice of Intent to implement a conservation plan, which contains agricultural water quality and quantity best management practices (BMPs) applicable to the operation covered by the NOI. Submittal of the NOI to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and implementation of identified BMPs that have been verified effective by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection provides a presumption of compliance with state water quality standards and release from the provisions of Section 376.307(5), Florida Statutes, for those pollutants addressed by the practices. This rulemaking also provides that records maintained by the participant confirming the implementation of BMPs are subject to inspection.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.067(7)(c)2., (13)(b), 570.07(23), 570.085 FS.

LAW:

403.067(7)(c)2., (13)(b), 570.07(23), 570.085 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/19/2010 Vol. 36/07

COMMENTS:

From 2/19/2010 To 3/12/2010 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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