Federal Register - "Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Estuaries, Coastal Waters, and South Florida Inland Flowing Waters"

Title: Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Estuaries, Coastal Waters, and South Florida Inland Flowing Waters Source: Federal Register Data/Action: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Proposed Rule) Date: 12/18/2012 Text Preview: Downstream Protection Values for Lakes: Remanded Provisions; Proposed Rules Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 18, 2012 / Proposed Rules [[Page 74924]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 131 [EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0222; FRL-9759-3] RIN 2040-AF21 Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Estuaries, Coastal Waters, and South Florida Inland Flowing Waters AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing numeric water quality criteria to protect ecological systems, aquatic life, and human health from nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in estuaries and coastal waters within the State of Florida not covered by EPA-approved