Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0585 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to Caloosahatchee River watershed; 2
16	16	amending s. 373.4595, F.S.; removing a requirement for 3
17	17	entities disposing of septage within the 4
18	18	Caloosahatchee River watershed to develop and submit a 5
19	19	specified agricultural use plan to the Department of 6
20	20	Health; prohibiting the land application of septage 7
21	21	from onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems 8
22	22	within the Caloosahatchee River watershed; directing 9
23	23	the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt an 10
24	24	updated Caloosahatchee estuary basin management action 11
25	25	plan by a specified date; providing plan requirements; 12
26	26	prohibiting specified activities within the 13
27	27	Caloosahatchee River watershed; providing an effective 14
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30	30	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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32	32	Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 19
33	33	373.4595, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 20
34	34	373.4595 Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection 21
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36	36	(4) CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM AND 23
37	37	ST. LUCIE RIVER WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM. —A protection 24
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51	51	subsection. To protect and restore surface water resources, the 26
52	52	program shall address the reduction of pollutant loadings, 27
53	53	restoration of natural hydrology, and compliance with applicable 28
54	54	state water quality standards. The program shall be achieved 29
55	55	through a phased program of implementation. In addition, 30
56	56	pollutant load reductions based upon adopted total maximum daily 31
57	57	loads established in accordance with s. 403.067 shall serve as a 32
58	58	program objective. In the development and administration of the 33
59	59	program, the coordinating agencies shall maximize opportunities 34
60	60	provided by federal and local gove rnment cost-sharing programs 35
61	61	and opportunities for partnerships with the private sector and 36
62	62	local government. The program shall include a goal for salinity 37
63	63	envelopes and freshwater inflow targets for the estuaries based 38
64	64	upon existing research and documenta tion. The goal may be 39
65	65	revised as new information is available. This goal shall seek to 40
66	66	reduce the frequency and duration of undesirable salinity ranges 41
67	67	while meeting the other water -related needs of the region, 42
68	68	including water supply and flood protection, while recognizing 43
69	69	the extent to which water inflows are within the control and 44
70	70	jurisdiction of the district. 45
71	71	(b) Caloosahatchee River Watershed Basin Management Action 46
72	72	Plans.—The basin management action plans adopted pursuant to s. 47
73	73	403.067 for the Caloos ahatchee River watershed shall be the 48
74	74	Caloosahatchee River Watershed Pollutant Control Program. The 49
75	75	plans shall be designed to be a multifaceted approach to 50
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88	88	reducing pollutant loads by improving the management of 51
89	89	pollutant sources within the Caloosahatchee River watershed 52
90	90	through implementation of regulations and best management 53
91	91	practices, development and implementation of improved best 54
92	92	management practices, improvement and restoration of the 55
93	93	hydrologic function of natural and managed systems, and 56
94	94	utilization of alternative technologies for pollutant reduction, 57
95	95	such as cost-effective biologically based, hybrid 58
96	96	wetland/chemical and other innovative nutrient control 59
97	97	technologies. As provided in s. 403.067(7)(a)6., the 60
98	98	Caloosahatchee River watershed basin manag ement action plans 61
99	99	must include milestones for implementation and water quality 62
100	100	improvement, and an associated water quality monitoring 63
101	101	component sufficient to evaluate whether reasonable progress in 64
102	102	pollutant load reductions is being achieved over time. A n 65
103	103	assessment of progress toward these milestones shall be 66
104	104	conducted every 5 years and shall be provided to the Governor, 67
105	105	the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 68
106	106	Representatives. Revisions to the plans shall be made, as 69
107	107	appropriate, as a result of each 5-year review. Revisions to the 70
108	108	basin management action plans shall be made by the department in 71
109	109	cooperation with the basin stakeholders. Revisions to best 72
110	110	management practices or other measures must follow the 73
111	111	procedures set forth in s. 4 03.067(7)(c)4. Revised basin 74
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125	125	403.067(7)(a)5. The department shall develop an implementation 76
126	126	schedule establishing 5 -year, 10-year, and 15-year measurable 77
127	127	milestones and targets to achieve the total max imum daily load 78
128	128	no more than 20 years after adoption of the plan. The initial 79
129	129	implementation schedule shall be used to provide guidance for 80
130	130	planning and funding purposes and is exempt from chapter 120. 81
131	131	Upon the first 5-year review, the implementation sched ule shall 82
132	132	be adopted as part of the plans. If achieving the total maximum 83
133	133	daily load within 20 years is not practicable, the 84
134	134	implementation schedule must contain an explanation of the 85
135	135	constraints that prevent achievement of the total maximum daily 86
136	136	load within 20 years, an estimate of the time needed to achieve 87
137	137	the total maximum daily load, and additional 5 -year measurable 88
138	138	milestones, as necessary. The coordinating agencies shall 89
139	139	facilitate the use of federal programs that offer opportunities 90
140	140	for water quality treatment, including preservation, 91
141	141	restoration, or creation of wetlands on agricultural lands. 92
142	142	1. Nonpoint source best management practices consistent 93
143	143	with s. 403.067, designed to achieve the objectives of the 94
144	144	Caloosahatchee River Watershed Protection Program, shall be 95
145	145	implemented on an expedited basis. The coordinating agencies may 96
146	146	develop an intergovernmental agreement with local governments to 97
147	147	implement the nonagricultural, nonpoint source best management 98
148	148	practices within their respective geographic boundaries. 99
149	149	2. This subsection does not preclude the department or the 100
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163	163	adopted total maximum daily loads, or current best management 102
164	164	practices requirements set forth in any applicable regu latory 103
165	165	program authorized by law for the purpose of protecting water 104
166	166	quality. This subsection applies only to the extent that it does 105
167	167	not conflict with any rules adopted by the department or 106
168	168	district which are necessary to maintain a federally delegated 107
169	169	or approved program. 108
170	170	3. Projects that make use of private lands, or lands held 109
171	171	in trust for Indian tribes, to reduce pollutant loadings or 110
172	172	concentrations within a basin, or that reduce the volume of 111
173	173	harmful discharges by one or more of the following method s: 112
174	174	restoring the natural hydrology of the basin, restoring wildlife 113
175	175	habitat or impacted wetlands, reducing peak flows after storm 114
176	176	events, or increasing aquifer recharge, are eligible for grants 115
177	177	available under this section from the coordinating agencies. 116
178	178	4. The Caloosahatchee River watershed basin management 117
179	179	action plans shall require assessment of current water 118
180	180	management practices within the watershed and shall require 119
181	181	development of recommendations for structural, nonstructural, 120
182	182	and operational improve ments. Such recommendations shall 121
183	183	consider and balance water supply, flood control, estuarine 122
184	184	salinity, aquatic habitat, and water quality considerations. 123
185	185	5. The department may not authorize the disposal of 124
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200	200	that the nutrients in the biosolids will not add to nutrient 127
201	201	loadings in the watershed. This demonstration shall be based on 128
202	202	achieving a net balance between nutrient imports relati ve to 129
203	203	exports on the permitted application site. Exports shall include 130
204	204	only nutrients removed from the watershed through products 131
205	205	generated on the permitted application site. This prohibition 132
206	206	does not apply to Class AA biosolids that are marketed and 133
207	207	distributed as fertilizer products in accordance with department 134
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209	209	6. The land application of septage from onsite sewage 136
210	210	treatment and disposal systems within the Caloosahatchee River 137
211	211	watershed is prohibited pursuant to s. 381.0065(6) The 138
212	212	Department of Health shall require all entities disposing of 139
213	213	septage within the Caloosahatchee River watershed to develop and 140
214	214	submit to that agency an agricultural use plan that limits 141
215	215	applications based upon nutrient loading consistent with any 142
216	216	basin management action pl an adopted pursuant to s. 403.067 . 143
217	217	7. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 144
218	218	shall require entities within the Caloosahatchee River watershed 145
219	219	which land-apply animal manure to develop a resource management 146
220	220	system level conservation plan, acc ording to United States 147
221	221	Department of Agriculture criteria, which limit such 148
222	222	application. Such rules shall include criteria and thresholds 149
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238	238	8. The district shall initiate rulemaking to provide for a 153
239	239	monitoring program for nonpoint source dischargers required to 154
240	240	monitor water quality pursuant to s. 403.067(7)(b)2.g. or (c)3. 155
241	241	The results of such monitoring must be reported to the 156
242	242	coordinating agencies. 157
243	243	9. By December 31, 2022, the department shall adopt an 158
244	244	updated Caloosahatchee estuary basin management action plan 159
245	245	that, at a minimum, includes the following elements: 160
246	246	a. A wastewater treatment plan that meets the requirements 161
247	247	of s. 403.067(7)(a)9.a. and requires an implementation schedule 162
248	248	to achieve the nutrient load reductions necessary to meet the 163
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250	250	requirements for domestic waste water treatment facilities by 165
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252	252	b. An onsite sewage treatment and disposal system 167
253	253	remediation plan that meets the requirements of s. 168
254	254	403.067(7)(a)9.b. and requires an implementation schedule to 169
255	255	achieve the nutrient load reductions necess ary to meet the 170
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257	257	reductions for onsite sewage treatment and disposal system 172
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259	259	c. A municipal storm sewer system remediation plan that 174
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273	273	reductions adopted by the department for discharges subject to 176
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275	275	permitting program by December 31, 2027. 178
276	276	10. The following activities are prohibited within the 179
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278	278	a. New domestic wastewater disposal facilities, including 181
279	279	rapid infiltration basins, with permitted capacities of 100,000 182
280	280	gallons per day or more, except for those facilities that meet 183
281	281	an advanced wastewater treatment standa rd of no more than 3 mg/l 184
282	282	total nitrogen, expressed as N, on an annual permitted basis, or 185
283	283	a more stringent treatment standard if the department determines 186
284	284	the more stringent standard is necessary to achieve the 187
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286	286	b. New onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems on 189
287	287	lots of less than 1 acre, if the addition of the specific 190
288	288	systems conflicts with the onsite treatment and disposal system 191
289	289	remediation plan for the Caloosahatchee River watershed. 192
290	290	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 193