Surface Water
Triennial Review of State Surface Water Quality Standards
Announcements, Agendas, and Support Documents
 

Environmental Regulation Commission Public Hearing (April 23, 2013)

The proposed revisions to state surface water quality standards under the current Triennial Review will be considered for approval by the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission at a public hearing scheduled as follows:

Date	Location
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 9:00 a.m.	Florida Department of Environmental Protection Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building Conference Room A 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida

 

Revised Draft Rule Language:

• 62-4  Triennial Review
• 62-302 Triennial Review/Dissolved Oxygen
• 62-302.300 Nutrient Implementation Document
• 62-302.530 Triennial Review/Human Health-based Water Quality Criteria
• 62-303 Triennial Review/Dissolved Oxygen
• 62-303 Triennial Review/Human Health-based Water Quality Criteria

Implementation of Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Standards (Revised 3/11/2013)

Revised Draft Human Health-based Water Quality Criteria Technical Support Document (2.4 MB)

Revised Draft Dissolved Oxygen Criteria Technical Support Document (4.6 MB)

EPA Human Health Ambient Water Quality and Fish Consumption Rates Frequently Asked Questions

Implementation of Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Standards (September 2012 Draft)

• Draft Exceptions to Nutrient Stream Definition

The Department has prepared a Triennial Review Factsheet and has conducted several public workshops.

 

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Triennial Review Meeting Archive

Note: Download meeting materials in a ZIP format by clicking on the meeting below.

• February 2013 Public Workshop (7.0 MB)
• November 2012 Public Workshop (10.1 MB)
• Human Health-Based Criteria Peer Review Committee Meeting (3.6 MB)
• July/August 2012 Public Workshop (9.2 MB)
• May 2012 Public Workshop
• January 2009 Orlando Public Workshop - Focusing on Transparency and Nitrate-Nitrate in Springs (3.4 MB)
• December 2008  Tallahassee Public Workshop - Focusing on Un-ionized Ammonia Criteria in marine waters and Specific Conductance Criteria (6.2 MB)
• November 2008 Tallahassee Public Workshop - Focusing on Human Health-based Criteria (6.6 MB)
• September 2008 Tallahassee Public Workshop - Focusing on Biological Health Criteria (4.1 MB)
• July  2008 Tallahassee and Orlando Public Workshop (10.8 MB)

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Support Documents

Biological Health Criteria Standard Operating Procedures

EPA Mercury Fish Tissue Criteria

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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