Notice of Rulemaking Workshops
Proposed Rule – Fertilizer Use and Landscape Management, Chapter 1-15,
Rules of the EPC
The 2009 Florida Legislative Session passed SB 494 which mandates that local governments with nutrient impaired waterways pass fertilizer regulations to assist in improving water quality. On December 9, 2009, the EPC Board held a public workshop regarding fertilizers. On December 17, 2009, the EPC Board directed EPC staff to begin the fertilizer rulemaking process and to conduct staff-level public rulemaking workshops. The EPC staff was instructed to develop a rule that included two options: the Tampa Bay Estuary Program/Pinellas County approach and Orange County approach. The EPC will hold three informal workshops to take comment on the proposed draft Fertilizer Use and Landscape Management rule language.
The proposed EPC rule contains regulations on proper fertilizer use and landscape maintenance practices. At each workshop the rule language may change as comments are received and incorporated into the rule. If the proposed rule is adopted, it would apply County-wide to unincorporated Hillsborough County and the three municipalities.
The workshops are scheduled to take place on the following dates:
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
1002 East Palm Avenue (Ybor City)
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Environmental Protection Commission
Roger P. Stewart Center
3629 Queen Palm Drive (Sabal Park)
Tampa, Florida
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Environmental Protection Commission
Roger P. Stewart Center
3629 Queen Palm Drive (Sabal Park)
Tampa, Florida
The proposed rule is available for review online (View Proposed Fertilizer Rule). Copies can be requested by calling (813) 627-2600 x 1054. Please submit written comments via U.S. Mail to Tom Ash, Environmental Protection Commission, 3629 Queen Palm Drive, Tampa, FL 33619 or via e-mail at ash@epchc.org
Republished from the Hillsborough County Environment Protection Commission website.
Other information on the proposed ban:
WUSF Article Hillsborough County Considers Fertilizer Ban
TampaBay.com (St Pete Times) Hillsborough County moves closer to summer ban on nitrogen fertilizer
