RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-302.800: Site Specific Alternative Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: On January 30, 2009, the Department received three petitions to initiate rulemaking from Buckeye Florida, L.P., to establish site specific alternative criteria (SSAC) for dissolved oxygen, iron, and transparency in the lower Fenholloway River and nearby coastal waters in Taylor County. If approved, the site specific alternative criteria will replace the statewide default criteria for these three water quality parameters. The site specific alternative criteria must be fully protective of the Class III designated use of the waters addressed in the petitions.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: This rule development and public workshop will address the need to establish site specific alternative criteria for dissolved oxygen, iron, and transparency in the lower Fenholloway River and nearby coastal waters. The petitions for dissolved oxygen and iron are for Type I SSACs, which require approval by Secretarial Order; while the petition for transparency is for a Type II SSAC, which requires rule adoption and approval by the Environmental Regulation Commission.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804, 403.805 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.021, 403.061, 403.087, 403.088, 403.141, 403.161, 403.201, 403.502 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Taylor County Commission Chambers, Taylor County Administrative Complex, 201 East Green Street, Perry, 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: Eric Shaw at (850)245-8429. 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 PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Eric Shaw, Standards and Assessments Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 6511, 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.