All discharges or proposed discharges of heated water into receiving bodies of water (RBW) which are controlled by the State shall be subjected to a thorough study to assess the consequences of the discharge upon the environment. The State shall be divided into two general climatological zones: Peninsular Florida, which varies from tropical in nature to temperate but is modified by the peninsular configuration and is the area south of latitude 30º N (excluding Gulf and Franklin Counties): and Northern Florida which is temperate and continental and is the area above latitude 30º N plus the portions of Gulf and Franklin Counties which lie below 30º N.
COASTAL
ZONE STREAMS LAKES SUMMER REMAINDER OPEN
NORTH. 90º F Max. 90º F Max. 92º F Max. 90º F Max. 97º F Max.
AM + 5º F AM + 3º F AM + 2º F AM + 4º F AM + 17º F
PENIN. 92º F Max. 92º F Max. 92º F Max. 90º F Max. 97º F Max.
AM + 5º F AM + 3º F AM + 2º F AM + 4º F AM + 17º F
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-302.520