RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-304.300: St. Marks Basin TMDLs
62-304.325: Choctawhatchee River Basin TMDLS (Choctawhatchee River).
62-304.415: Lower St. Johns River Basin TMDLs
62-304.500: Ocklawaha Basin TMDLs
62-304.510: Upper St. Johns River TMDLS.
62-304.520: Indian River Lagoon Basin TMDLs
62-304.625: Peace River Basin TMDLs
62-304.800: Caloosahatchee River Basin TMDLs.
62-304.805: Charlotte Harbor Basin TMDLs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters in the following basins: St. Marks, Choctawhatchee Bay, Lower St. Johns River, Ocklawaha, Upper St. Johns, Indian River Lagoon, Peace River, Caloosahatchee River, and Charlotte Harbor. Pursuant to Section 403.067(6), F.S., TMDLs must be adopted by the Secretary of the Department by rule. Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., was established as the rule chapter within which rules adopting TMDLs shall reside. Establishment of TMDLs is proceeding for waters within the above basins for which the verified list of impaired waters were previously adopted by Secretarial Order. TMDL calculations and allocations for each waterbody or waterbody segment will be adopted by rule, by the Secretary of the Department, pursuant to Sections 120.536(1), 120.54, and 403.805, F.S.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: TMDLs and their allocations will be established for the pollutants identified as causing the impairment for the impaired waters in the above listed basins (as indicated in the order adopting the verified list for the basin).
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.061, 403.067 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.016, 403.062, 403.067 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: Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Administrator, Watershed Evaluation and TMDL Section, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 3555, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, telephone (850)245-8449

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