Presented below are water quality standards that are in effect for Clean Water Act purposes.
EPA is posting these standards as a convenience to users and has made a reasonable effort to assure their accuracy. Additionally, EPA has made a reasonable effort to identify parts of the standards that are not approved, disapproved, or are otherwise not in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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Type I Site Specific Alternative Criteria Water Body and Classification For SSACs with seasonal limits, the default criteria in Rule 62- County(ies) 302.530, F.A.C., apply at other times of the year.
Amelia River Dissolved Oxygen of 3.2 mg/L as a minimum during low tide from July 1 through Nassau Segment between the northern mouth of the river and the A1A September 30, and not below 4.0 mg/L during all other conditions. The 24-hr. average crossing. Class III(m). shall be greater than or equal to 5.0 mg/L. Applies July 1 through Sept. 30th.
Crystal River Canal System Dissolved Oxygen of 0.1 mg/L as a minimum. Applies year round. Citrus Portions of the Main Channel, East and West Canals. Class III(f).
Everglades Protection Area Dissolved Oxygen shall be evaluated based on an algorithm that uses sample collection Palm Beach As defined in Section 373.4592(2)(i), F.S., and includes Water time and water temperature to model the observed natural sinusoidal diel cycle and Broward Conservation Areas 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, the Arthur R. Marshall seasonal variability. This model provides a lower DO limit (DOL) for an individual Dade National Wildlife Refuge, and Everglades National Park. Class monitoring station and is described by the equation: Monroe III(f). DOLiii = [- 3.70 – {1.50 • sine (2π/1440 • t ) – (0.30 • sine [4π/1440 • t ])} + 1/(0.0683 + 0.00198 -6 2 Note: this SSAC applies to fresh waters within the described area. • Ci + 5.24•10 • Ci )] – 1.1 Where: th DOLi = lower limit for the i annual DO measurement in milligrams per liter (mg/L) ti = sample collection time in minutes (Eastern Standard Time) since midnight of the ith annual DO measurement th Ci = water temperature associated with the i annual DO measurement in °C Compliance with the SSAC is assessed based on a comparison between the annual average measured DO concentration and the average of the corresponding DO limits specified by the above equation. Applies year round.
Fenholloway River Iron - No more than 10% of the iron measurements in this reach of the river shall be Taylor From river mile -0.1 to river mile 3.5. Class III(m). above 1.06 mg/L. Applies year round.
Hillsboro Canal Tributary Dissolved Oxygen of 2.6 mg/L annual average with 0.3 mg/L as a minimum. Applies Palm Beach Belle Glade - canal receiving wastewater discharge from Sugar year round. Cane Growers Cooperative Labor Camp #3 (NW corner Section 11, Range 37 East, Township 44 South, on NE side of Hillsboro Canal). Class IV.
Holmes Creek Dissolved Oxygen of 4.0 mg/L as a minimum from June 1 through September 30. Jackson From the confluence with Little Creek to the SR 277 Creek Holmes crossing. Class III(f).
Myrtle Slough SSAC 1 - Dissolved Oxygen of 2.5 mg/L, applicable June through September. Charlotte SSAC 1 - In sections 19, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 40 south, SSAC 2 - Dissolved Oxygen level of 1.5 mg/L annual average with normal daily, seasonal Range 24 east. Class III(f). and climatic fluctuations including natural excursions to a minimum of 0.1 mg/L. SSAC 2 - Between stations 1 and 3 as identified on the image. Applies year round. Class III(f).
Peace Creek Canal Lake Wales SSAC - Dissolved Oxygen of 3.0 mg/L as a minimum. Applies year round. Polk Lake Wales SSAC –South from SR 60 to the western section line of Winter Haven SSAC - Dissolved Oxygen of 3.0 mg/L, maintaining normal daily and Section 15, Township 30 South, Range 27 East. Class III(f). seasonal fluctuations. Applies 3 miles downstream from SR 60 for June, July and Winter Haven SSAC - Downstream from SR 60. Class III(f). September, and 5 miles downstream during August.
Spring Creek Dissolved Oxygen of 2.5 mg/L as a minimum. Applies year round. Taylor Headwater to River Mile 2.5. Class III(f).
Thomas Creek Annual average Dissolved Oxygen of 2.6 mg/L, with no more than 10 percent of the Duval Including tributaries, from its headwaters to the downstream individual Dissolved Oxygen measurements below 1.6 mg/L on an annual basis. Nassau location where Thomas Creek becomes predominantly marine (1500 mg/L chloride concentration), at N 30.56603 latitude, W -81.72888 longitude. Class III (f).
Turkey Creek Annual average Dissolved Oxygen of 3.0 mg/L, with no more than 10% of the individual Baker Including tributaries to the confluence with the South Prong of Dissolved Oxygen measurements below 1.35 mg/L on an annual basis. Applies year the St. Marys River, and the South Prong of the St. Marys River round. (including tributaries) from its headwaters to U.S. Route 90. Class III(f). Type I Site Specific Alternative Criteria Water Body and Classification For SSACs with seasonal limits, the default criteria in Rule 62- County(ies) 302.530, F.A.C., apply at other times of the year.
Withlacoochee River Dissolved Oxygen of 4.0 mg/L as a minimum from June 1 through October 30. Hamilton (Northern) (River Miles 19-25). Class III(f).
Type II Site Specific Alternative Criteria Water Body and Classification For SSACs with seasonal limits, the default criteria in Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C., County(s) apply at other times of the year.
Fenholloway River The annual average compensation depth for photosynthetic activity for phytoplankton shall not be Taylor (Transparency-Phytoplankton) decreased greater than 44.3 percent from background conditions as determined by an annual average From river mile -0.1 to river mile 3.5. Class III(f & m). compensation depth of at least 0.66 meters at river mile 0.53 (station F06). This value must be based on a minimum of 12 measurements during times when the average flow at Cooey Island Bridge at river mile 7.15 (USGS gage 02325532) measures less than 200 cubic feet per second. Applies year round.
Fenholloway River (Nearshore) The average of the growing season (May 1 – October 31) average light (as photosynthetically active Taylor Coastal waters (Apalachee Bay) as spatially defined radiation between 400 and 700 nm) at 1 m depth at stations F10 (83° 47' 6.60" W, 29° 57' 4.20" N) and by the coordinates (83° 49' 29.95" W, 29° 59' 38.70" F11 (83° 48' 27.00" W, 29° 57' 38.40" N) shall be 36 percent or more of surface values based on a N), (83° 45' 3.61" W, 29° 57' 22.10" N), (83° 47' 23.50" minimum of 12 measurements and will only apply during years in which the growing season average W, 29° 54' 5.01" N), and (83° 51' 45.47" W, 29° 56' flow at Hampton Springs Bridge (USGS gage 02325000 near Perry) is less than or equal to 60 cubic feet 25.71" N). Class III(m). per second (a er subtracting flows from permitted point sources).
Orange County PH of not greater than 8.5 standard units. Applies year round. Orange Eastern Water Reclamation Facility discharge wetlands. Class III(f).
Pace Swamp pH shall not exceed 7.0 standard units in more than 10 percent of the measurements collected in a Santa Rosa The freshwater forested wetlands located primarily calendar year, nor vary below natural background. in Township 1 North, Range 29 West, Section 19, near the City of Pace
St. Johns River Dissolved Oxygen not less than a minimum concentration of 4.0 mg/L, and a Total Fractional Exposure Duval Marine portions of the Lower St. Johns River and its not greater than 1.0 over an annual evaluation period as defined by the following equation: Clay tributaries between Julington Creek and the mouth Total Fractional Exposure = (Days between 4.0 and <4.2 mg/L÷16 day Max) + (Days between 4.2 and <4.4 of the river. Class III(m). mg/L÷21 day Max) + (Days between 4.4 and <4.6 mg/L÷30 day Max) + (Days between 4.6 and <4.8 mg/L÷47 day Max) + (Days between 4.8 and <5.0 mg/L÷ 55 day Max) or alternate view
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