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Notice: 9550443

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Agricultural Water Policy

Chapter:

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) FOR THE PEACE RIVER MANASOTA BASIN AREA AND CITRUS GROWN IN OTHER FLATWOODS SOILS

Overview

RULE:

5M-5.002

Approved Citrus BMPs

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rulemaking is to revise the existing rule to allow flatwoods citrus producers outside of the Peace River Manasota Basin Area the opportunity to enroll in approved citrus best management practices.

SUMMARY:

This rulemaking establishes a procedure for flatwoods citrus producers to enroll voluntarily in the adopted Best Management Practices for Citrus Groves in the Peace River and Manasota Basin (October 2004) manual. Eligible producers can submit a Notice of Intent to implement 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.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.067(7)(c)2., 570.07(10), (23) FS.

LAW:

403.067(7)(c)2. FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/14/2011 Vol. 37/02

COMMENTS:

From 1/14/2011 To 2/4/2011 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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