Section 62-304.700 - Lake Okeechobee Basin TMDLs(1) The TMDL for TP for Lake Okeechobee shall be 140 metric tons, including atmospheric deposition. Attainment of the TMDL shall be calculated using a 5-year rolling average of the monthly loads calculated from measured flow and concentration values.(a) Implementation shall be in accordance with Section 373.4595, F.S.(b) Management strategies shall be implemented in a phased approach.(c) This TMDL shall be re-evaluated and, if appropriate, either increased or decreased through subsequent rulemaking as new research and data become available, but no later than 5 years from the effective date of this rule.(2) The TMDL for Lake Okeechobee is allocated to the sum of the nonpoint source inflows to the Lake.(3) For purposes of this TMDL, nonpoint sources of phosphorus shall be controlled in accordance with the provisions of Sections 403.067 and 373.4595, F.S. Nonpoint sources of phosphorus that comply with the provisions of Section 373.4595, F.S., shall be deemed to be in compliance with this TMDL.(4) For purposes of this subsection, all existing direct inflows into Lake Okeechobee shall be considered to be nonpoint sources.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-304.700
Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.067 FS. Law Implemented 373.4595, 403.061, 403.062, 403.067 FS.
New 5-24-01, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 081, April 27, 2021 effective 5/9/2021.New 5-24-01, Amended 5-9-21.