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Triennial Review of State Surface Water Quality Standards

 

Announcements, Agendas, and Support Documents

Triennial Review of State Surface Water Quality Standards

The Department announces the initiation of the Triennial Review of state surface water quality standards. The Department has prepared a Factsheet and has scheduled three public workshops as follows:

• May 15, 2012 at Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast District Office, 400 North Congress Avenue, Suite 200, West Palm Beach, Florida (5/15 Agenda)
• May 16, 2012 at Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Central District Office, 3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 232, Conference Rooms A/B/C, Orlando, Florida (5/16 Agenda)
• May 17, 2012 at Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 609, Tallahassee, Florida (5/17 Agenda)

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Transparency Newsletter (Summarizing findings from January 7-8, 2009 public workshop and expert panel. - 2.2 MB PDF)

January 7-8, 2009 (Orlando) Public Workshop (Focusing on Transparency and Nitrate-Nitrate in Springs)

• Workshop Notice

• Workshop Agenda

• Workshop Presentations
  • Transparency Criteria (469 KB)
  • Nitrate-Nitrite in Springs (1.1 MB)
• List of Attendees (January 7-8, 2009 Public Workshop)

December 9, 2008 (Tallahassee) Public Workshop (Focusing on Un-ionized Ammonia Criteria in marine waters and Specific Conductance Criteria)

• Workshop Notice

• Workshop Agenda

• Workshop Presentations
  • Specific Conductance Criteria (4.1 MB)
  • Un-ionized Ammonia Criteria in Marine Waters (2.0 MB)

• Rulemaking
  • Rule 62-302.530 (Criteria Table with proposed revisions for NH3 and Specific Conductance) (216 KB)

• List of Attendees (December 9, 2008 Public Workshop)

November 18, 2008 (Tallahassee) Public Workshop (Focusing on Human Health-based Criteria)

• Workshop Notice

• Workshop Agenda

• Workshop Presentations
  • Human Health-Based Surface Water Criteria (1.2 MB)
  • Additional Criteria for Priority Pollutants (226 KB)
  • Derivation of a Methylmercury Criterion (744 KB)

• Rulemaking (Proposed rules focusing on Human Health-based Criteria)
  • Rule 62-302.530 (Criteria Table)
  • Chapter 62-303

• List of Attendees (November 18, 2008 Public Workshop)

September 11, 2008 (Tallahassee) Public Workshop (Focusing on Biological Health Criteria)

• Workshop Notice

• Workshop Agenda

• Workshop Presentation

• Rulemaking (Proposed rules focusing on Biological Health Criteria)
  • Chapter 62-302
  • Rule 62-302.530 (Criteria Table)
  • Chapter 62-303

• List of Attendees (September 11, 2008 Public Workshop)

July 23, 2008 (Tallahassee) and July 30, 2008 (Orlando) Public Workshops

• Workshop Notice

• Workshop Agenda

• Workshop Presentations
  • Workshop Overview, Definitions, Site Specific Alternative Criteria (95 KB)
  • Biological Health Criteria   (FDEP Bioassessment (1,413 KB)
  • Human Health-Based Criteria (71 KB)
  • Nitrate Criteria in Springs (11,238 KB)
  • Transparency Criteria 1,863 KB)
  • Specific Conductance Criteria (8,687 KB)
  • Un-ionized Ammonia in Marine Waters Criteria (3,261 KB)
  • Fish Tissue Mercury Criteria (6,956 KB)
  • Workshop Human Health-Based Criteria Handout (171 KB)
• Rulemaking
  • Chapter 62-302
  • Chapter 62-302.530 (Criteria Table)
  • Chapter 62-303

• List of Attendees (July 23, 2008 Public Workshop)

• List of Attendees (July 30, 2008 Public Workshop)

Support Documents

• Biological Health Criteria Standard Operating Procedures
• Derivation of a Revised Specific Conductance Criterion for Florida Class I & III Freshwaters (1 MB)
• EPA Mercury Fish Tissue Criteria
• Statistical Analysis of Surface Water Quality Specific Conductance Data (2.5 MB)
• Stream Condition Index Primer (899 KB)

Transparency Support Documents

• Proceedings and Conclusions of 1992-1993 Workshops on SAV and PAR (13.9 MB)
• Proceedings and Conclusions of 1990 Workshop on Seagrass Protection (4.2 MB)

For more information contact Eric Shaw  at 850/245-8429

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