Designated Uses and Classification Refinement
Announcements, Agendas, and Support Documents

 

Supporting Information

• Sunshine Requirements
• PAC Membership

Archived meeting materials are available in ZIP format. 

 

9th Meeting - January 30, 2007, Ft. Myers, FL

(Download Complete Package of 9th Meeting Materials - 172 KB)

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Table 1: Use Expectations for Florida’s Draft Classification Structure (MSExcel revised)
• Table 2: Surface Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Human Uses (MSExcel revised)
• Table 3: Surface Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Aquatic Life Uses (MSExcel revised)
• Table 4: Strawman Aquatic Life Uses Table: Criteria that may change across aquatic life tiers and by waterbody type. (MSExcel revised)
• Table 5: Human Health Criteria that may change across human use tiers (MSExcel )
• Criteria Tables Explanation
• 131.10(g) Factors

8th Meeting - December 7th 2006, Tallahassee, FL

(Download Complete Package of 8th Meeting Materials - 175 KB)

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Class Equivalents
• Table 1: Use Expectations for Florida’s Draft Classification Structure
• Table 2: Surface Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Human Uses
• Table 3: Surface Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Aquatic Life Uses
• Table 4: Strawman Aquatic Life Uses Table: Criteria that may change across aquatic life tiers and by waterbody type.

7th Meeting - October 18 2006, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

(Download Complete Package of 7th Meeting Materials - 165 KB)

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Revised Designated Use Classification Matrix
• Categorical Definition Purpose & 131.10(g) Factors
• Urban Surface Water Management Systems
• Water Supply & Flood Protection Canals
• Agricultural Canals & Ditches

6th Meeting - September 12, 2006, Tallahassee, Florida

(Download Complete Package of 6th Meeting Materials - 118 KB)

• Draft Agenda
• Map to Meeting
• Meeting Minutes
• Draft Categorical Definitions
• Draft Categorical Use Assignment Summary
• Draft Proposed Tiered Aquatic Life Uses

5th Meeting - August 2, 2006, Tallahassee, FL

(Download Complete Package of 5th Meeting Materials - 128 KB)

• Meeting Notice
• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Revised Designated Use Classification Matrix
• 131.10(g) Factors
• DRAFT Categorical Use Assignments for Canals

4th Meeting - June 20, 2006, Tallahassee, FL

(Download Complete Package of 4th Meeting Materials - 2.7 MB)

• Meeting Notice
• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Revised Designated Use Classification Matrix
• Examples from PAC Members
• Waterbody Category Presentation

3rd Meeting - May 10, 2006, Tallahassee, FL

(Download Complete Package of 3rd Meeting Materials - 829 KB)

• Meeting Notice
• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• "Shouldn’t they be called “Designated Goals”
• Federal Statutory and Regulatory Citations
• Use Attainability Analyses and Other Tools for Managing Designated Uses (EPA March 2006)
• Use Matrix
• Preliminary Categorical Descriptions of Waterbody Types
• List of Waterbody Types in Florida

2nd Meeting - March 20, 2006, Gainesville, Florida

(Download Complete Package of 2nd Meeting Materials - 5.1 MB)

• Meeting Notice
• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Water Quality Standards Overview packet
• Stacey Cowley memo: Waters of the US & State
• Examples from Ohio & Maine
• EPA memo, March 13, 2006: Improving the Effectiveness of the Use Attainability Process
• DRAFT Constructed Waters Designated Uses Matrix

1st Meeting - February 22, 2006, Tallahassee, Florida

(Download Complete Package of 1st Meeting Materials - 1.1 MB)

• Meeting Notice
• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Policy Advisory Committee Overview
• Florida’s Water Quality Standards
• Florida’s Classification System—Issues & Alternatives

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Please contact Ken Weaver by email [kenneth.weaver@dep.state.fl.us] or at 850-245-8414 if you have questions or have trouble downloading these documents.

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