RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-302.200: Definitions
62-302.300: Findings, Intent, and Antidegradation Policy for Surface Water Quality
62-302.400: Classification of Surface Waters, Usage, Reclassification, Classified Waters
62-302.500: Surface Waters: Minimum Criteria, General Criteria
62-302.520: Thermal Surface Water Criteria
62-302.530: Table: Surface Water Quality Criteria
62-302.540: Water Quality Standards for Phosphorus Within the Everglades Protection Area
62-302.700: Special Protection, Outstanding Florida Waters, Outstanding National Resource Waters
62-302.800: Site Specific Alternative Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department proposes to establish numeric surface water quality criteria for nutrients and associated standards, such as chlorophyll a. During the rule development process, the Department may decide to amend any or all of the rule sections contained in Chapter 62-302 of the Florida Administrative Code.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Rule development will establish numeric nutrient surface water quality criteria and, if necessary, associated standards, such as chlorophyll a.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.043, 373.4592, 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.088, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804, 403.805 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.016, 373.026, 373.414, 373.4592, 403.021, 403.031, 403.061, 403.062, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.101, 403.141, 403.161, 403.182, 403.201, 403.502, 403.504, 403.702, 403.708, 403.802 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Eric Shaw, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Standards and Assessments Section, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3560, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400; telephone (850)245-8429; email Eric.Shaw@dep.state.fl.us

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.