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Notice: 9768984

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Agricultural Water Policy

Chapter:

Best Management Practices for Florida Specialty Fruit and Nut Crop Operations

Overview

RULE:

5M-13.001	Purpose
5M-13.002	Approved Best Management Practices
5M-13.003	Presumption of Compliance
5M-13.004	Notice of Intent to Implement
5M-13.005	BMP Record Keeping

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule is to effect agricultural nonpoint source pollutant reduction in Florida through the implementation of Best Management Practices to ensure that agricultural discharges have minimal individual or cumulative adverse impacts to state water resources.

SUMMARY:

This rulemaking establishes a procedure for fruit and nut crop operations to submit a Notice of Intent to implement agricultural water quality and quantity best management practices (BMPs) applicable to the operation covered by the NOI. Submittal of the NOI to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and implementation of identified BMPs that have been verified effective by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection provides a presumption of compliance with state water quality standards and release from the provisions of Section 376.307(5), Florida Statutes, for those pollutants addressed by the practices. This rulemaking also provides that records maintained by the participant confirming the implementation of BMPs are subject to inspection.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.067(7)(c)2., 570.07(10), (23) FS.

LAW:

403.067(7)(c)2. FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/25/2011 Vol. 37/12

COMMENTS:

From 3/25/2011 To 4/15/2011 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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