Notice: 30088932
Notice of Change/Withdrawal
Department: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter: SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

VIEW NOTICE

Overview

RULE:
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
62-302.531   Numeric Interpretations of Narrative Nutrient Criteria
62-302.532   Estuary-Specific Numeric Interpretations of the Narrative Nutrient Criterion
62-302.533   Dissolved Oxygen Criteria for Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class III-Limited Waters
62-302.700   Special Protection, Outstanding Florida Waters, Outstanding National Resource Waters
62-302.800   Site Specific Alternative Criteria

PRINT PUBLISH DATE: 10/10/2025   Vol. 51/198

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES: Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
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HOW TO LINK TO
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http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=62-302.200&PDate=10/10/2025&Section=3
REFERENCE MATERIALS: Ref-03018 Sections 1.4.3 and 1.4.4 of EPA Technical Support Document
Ref-03019 Section 1.6.3 of EPA Technical Support Document
Ref-06267 Lake Regions of Florida
Ref-07077 Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Collier County, June 2016
Ref-07079 Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Gulf County, June 2016
Ref-07081 Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Hillsborough County, June 2016
Ref-18131 Implementation of Florida's Numeric Nutrient Standard for Streams, June 2025
Ref-18132 Map of Florida Coastal Segments, November 2018
Ref-18133 Northwest Mitigation Area Wetlands and Barley Barber Swamp Total Ammonia Nitrogen (TAN) SSAC Boundary, August 2020
Ref-18134 Maps of the Florida Estuary Nutrient Regions, dated October 2014, October 2015, July 2019, June 2021, October 2021, March 2023, and June 2024
Ref-18135 Technical Support Document for the Derivation of Dissolved Oxygen Criteria to Protect Aquatic Life in Florida's Fresh and Marine Waters, June 2025
Ref-18136 Class II Waters in Charlotte County, April 2022
Ref-18137 Class II Waters in Collier County (1-2), June 2020
Ref-18138 Class II Waters in Collier County (2-2), September 2019
Ref-18139 Class II Waters in Duval County, September 2019
Ref-18140 Class II Waters in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County, September 2019
Ref-18141 Class II Waters in Flagler County, September 2019
Ref-18142 Class II Waters in Gulf County, September 2019
Ref-18143 Class II Waters in Pinellas County and Hillsborough County, February 2022
Ref-18144 Class II Waters in Jefferson County, September 2019
Ref-18145 Class II Waters in Lee County, September 2019
Ref-18146 Class II Waters in Manatee County, March 2021
Ref-18147 Class II Waters in Martin County, September 2019
Ref-18148 Class II Waters in Monroe County (1-2), September 2019
Ref-18149 Class II Waters in Monroe County (2-2), September 2019
Ref-18150 Class II Waters in Okaloosa County, September 2019
Ref-18151 Class II Waters in Palm Beach County, September 2019
Ref-18152 Class II Waters in St. Johns County (1-2), September 2019
Ref-18153 Class II Waters in St. Johns County (2-2), September 2019
Ref-18154 Class II Waters in Sarasota County Lemon Bay, January 2022
Ref-18155 Class II Waters in Sarasota County Myakka River, January 2022
Ref-18156 Class II Waters in Sarasota County Sarasota Bay, January 2022
Ref-18157 Class II Waters in Wakulla County, September 2019
Ref-18158 Class II Waters in Bay County, May 2021
Ref-18671 Class II Waters in Citrus County, November 2015
Ref-18672 Class II Waters in Dixie County, November 2015
Ref-18673 Class II Waters in Franklin County (1-2), November 2015
Ref-18674 Class II Waters in Franklin County (2-2), November 2015
Ref-18675 Class II Waters in Levy County, November 2015
Ref-18676 Class II Waters in Walton County, November 2015
Ref-18677 Map of Nutrient Watershed Regions, September 2025