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Notice: 22452898

Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

IDENTIFICATION OF IMPAIRED SURFACE WATERS

Overview

RULE:

62-303.100	Scope and Intent
62-303.150	Relationship Among Planning, Study and Verified Lists
62-303.200	Definitions
62-303.300	Methodology to Develop the Planning List
62-303.310	Evaluation of Aquatic Life Use Support
62-303.320	Exceedances of Aquatic Life-Based Water Quality Criteria
62-303.330	Biological Assessment
62-303.350	Assessments of Numeric Interpretation of Narrative Nutrient Criteria
62-303.351	Nutrients in Freshwater Streams
62-303.352	Nutrients in Freshwater Lakes
62-303.353	Nutrients in Estuaries and Open Coastal Waters
62-303.354	Nitrate-nitrite in Freshwater Spring Vents
62-303.360	Primary Contact and Recreation Use Support
62-303.370	Fish and Shellfish Consumption Use Support
62-303.380	Drinking Water Use Support and Protection of Human Health
62-303.390	The Study List
62-303.400	Methodology to Develop the Verified List
62-303.410	Determination of Aquatic Life Use Support
62-303.420	Aquatic Life-Based Water Quality Criteria Assessment
62-303.430	Biological Impairment
62-303.450	Assessments of Numeric Interpretation of Narrative Nutrient Criteria
62-303.460	Primary Contact and Recreation Use Support
62-303.470	Fish and Shellfish Consumption Use Support
62-303.480	Drinking Water Use Support and Protection of Human Health
62-303.500	Prioritization for TMDL Development
62-303.600	Evaluation of Pollution Control Mechanisms
62-303.700	Listing Cycle
62-303.710	Format of Verified List and Verified List Approval
62-303.720	Delisting Procedure

The Department of Environmental Protection announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

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The Department is conducting a set of public workshops for the Triennial Review of state surface water quality standards. These workshops are a follow-up to the Triennial Review kickoff public workshops/hearings held in May 2019, in Tallahassee, Hobe Sound, and Orlando. The Department is considering revisions to specific rule sections; however, all surface water quality standards in Chapter 62-4, Chapter 62-302, Chapter 62-303, and Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., are under review and may be revised as part of Triennial Review.  Some of the items under consideration for revision during this Triennial Review include: 1) revision of the marine and freshwater cadmium criteria, 2) revision of the turbidity criterion, including a criterion to protect corals and hardbottom communities, 3) incorporation by reference of a document titled “Implementation of the Turbidity Criterion for the Protection of Coral Reef and Hardbottom Communities”, 4) revisions to the document titled “Implementation of Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Standards” (only specific sections will be proposed for incorporation by reference), 5) Cyanotoxin criteria (Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin), 6) adoption of Type II site specific alternative criteria (SSACs) for dissolved oxygen for 11 freshwater streams, 7) incorporation of compliance schedule authorization language into Chapter 62-302, F.A.C., 8) creation of new maps showing Class II (Shellfish Propagation or Harvesting) waters in select counties, 9) revision of the Florida Coastal Segment Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC) map, 10) revisions to a number of estuary nutrient region (ENR) maps, 11) addition of text to Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., to assess more expressions of NNC, 12) clarification of listing thresholds in Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., for listings based on fish consumption advisories, 13) addition of new language to Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., to discuss assessment of trends using the Mann-Kendall Trend Test, 14) addition of language to Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., to incorporate portions of the document titled “Implementation of Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Standards” by reference, and 15) a wide variety of non-substantive clarifications and clean-up. No changes are proposed to Chapter 62-4, F.A.C., or Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., at this time.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Kaitlyn Sutton, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, MS #6511, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, (850)245-8819 or email: kaitlyn.sutton@FloridaDEP.gov.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/4/2019 Vol. 45/194

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