62-302.800: Site Specific Alternative Criteria
The Department of Environmental Protection announces a draft Final Order for a Type I Site Specific Alternative Criterion for Dissolved Oxygen for Turkey Creek and the South Prong of the St. Marys River in Baker County under Rule 62-302.800, F.A.C. If requested, a public workshop will be held as detailed below.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To receive public comments on a proposed Type I Site Specific Alternative Criterion (SSAC) for dissolved oxygen (DO) for Turkey Creek and the South Prong of the St. Marys River in Baker County.
The draft SSAC documentation is available on the Department’s Water Quality Standards website: http://www. dep.state.fl.us/water/wqssp/surface.htm and will be provided upon request to interested parties by mail or via e-mail distribution. The Department will accept written comments on the draft SSAC through September 8, 2009. Written comments should be directed to: Ken Weaver, Environmental Administrator, Standards and Assessment Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Mail Station 6511, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, (850)245-8414, or email: kenneth.weaver@dep.state.fl.us.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A PUBLIC WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW (IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: September 9, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 609, Bob Martinez Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Janet Klemm at (850)245-8427. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED SSAC IS:
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Water Body and Class |
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Site Specific Alternative Criteria |
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Turkey Creek (including tributaries) to the confluence with the South Prong of the St. Marys River, and the South Prong of the St. Marys River (including tributaries) from its headwaters to U.S. Route 90. Class III. |
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Annual average Dissolved Oxygen of 3.0 mg/L, with no more than 10% of the individual Dissolved Oxygen measurements below 1.35 mg/L on an annual basis. |
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Baker |