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Notice: 5405536

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS

Overview

RULE:

62-304.330	Pensacola Bay Basin TMDLs
62-304.335	Perdido Bay Basin TMDLs
62-304.435	Upper East Coast Basin TMDLs
62-304.505	Middle St. Johns River Basin TMDLs
62-304.520	Indian River Lagoon Basin TMDLs
62-304.645	Springs Coast Basin TMDLs

PURPOSE:

The Department is initiating rulemaking to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters in the Pensacola Bay (Bayou Chico, Jones Creek, Jackson Creek, Bayou Chico Beach and Sanders Beach), Perdido Bay (Elevenmile Creek and Tenmile Creek), Upper East Coast (Spruce Creek), Middle St. Johns River (Little Wekiva River, Little Wekiva Canal, Wekiva River, Rock Springs Run, Spring Lake, Lake Florida, Lake Orienta, Lake Adalaide, Lake Lawne, Silver Lake, Bay Lake), Indian River Lagoon (Crane Creek, Eau Gallie River), and Springs Coast (Klosterman Bayou Run tidal segment, Saint Joes Creek freshwater segment) Basins.
Pursuant to Section 403.067(6), Fla. Stat., 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 lists of impaired waters previously were 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, Fla. Stat. This rule has been given OGC No. 08-0456.

SUBJECT:

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 each basin).

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.061, 403.067 FS.

LAW:

403.062, 403.067 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/21/2008 Vol. 34/12

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

403.061, 403.067 FS., 403.062, 403.067 FS.

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
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=62-304.330&PDate=3/21/2008&Section=1

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