NMC RA Decisions to Date

 

Action Summary of Action
1

TBEP 2007 Reasonable Assurance update submittal to FDEP (Jan. 31, 2008)

2

Letter to FDEP: Comments on the Group 1 verified list and developing nitrogen load allocations for Tampa Bay in conjunction with the watershed (Mar. 31, 2008) NMC Actions. Approved at May 29, 2008 Meeting Regarding WBID Allocation Methodology and subsequently sent to FDEP relating to Action 2 (Jun. 4, 2008)

3

Guiding Principle for Estimating Loads: How should loading estimates be aggregated temporally (annual, multi-annual, “running total”) and spatially? (Mar. 20, 2008)

4

Final small source allocations for groundwater NPDES permittees will be assigned cumulatively by bay segment (Oct. 15, 2008)

5

No allocation will be provided for unanticipated future loads in developing Reasonable Assurance reallocations (Oct. 15, 2008)

6

TBEP Request for TN load reduction credit with fertilizer restriction implementation (Nov. 5, 2008)

7

Resolution to address differences between the federally- recognized TMDL loadings for Lower Tampa Bay and the NMC nitrogen management goals (Nov. 5, 2008)

8

Geographic discretization of nonpoint source loads (Nov. 5, 2008)

9

Letter to FDEP: Comments on New MS4 Monitoring Requirements (Nov. 25, 2008)

10

Clarification for source category re-allocation to federally-recognized TMDL (Jan. 29, 2009)

11

Incorporation of hydrologic normalization into Tampa Bay TN TMDLs (Feb. 10, 2009)

12

Clarification of regulatory process after Reasonable Assurance is submitted (Feb. 12, 2009)

13

Adoption of RA chlorophyll-a thresholds as site-specific numeric nutrient criteria (Mar. 11, 2009)

14

Process to replace federally-recognized TMDL with RA determination (Mar. 11, 2009)

15

Clarification of TBEP bay segment boundaries and point sources discharging to each segment (Mar. 11, 2009)

16

Letter to FDEP: MS4 Monitoring Framework (Apr. 6, 2009)

17

Clarification of RA protection from third party challenges (Apr. 21, 2009)

18

Clarification of SWFWMD stormwater ERP requirements in Tampa Bay (Jul. 15, 2009)

19

Guidelines for transfer of 2008-2012 nitrogen allocations and credits (May 21, 2009)

20

Decision framework for assessing annual allocation compliance (May 22, 2009)

21

Definition of 5-year reporting period & 5-yr annual average allocation compliance assessments (May 22, 2009)

22

Guidance for future Tampa Bay impaired waters assessments (May 22, 2009)

23

Consortium request to revise federally-recognized TMDL in the future & extend RA deadline (Jun. 29, 2009)

24

Request for clarification of WQBEL process once RA is submitted (Jul. 2, 2009)

25 NMC approved future funding options & voting protocol (Oct. 30, 2009)
2012RA-01

Process for Review of New, Missed, Expanded Sources (Oct. 18, 2012)

2012RA-02

Development of a Screening Level Tool for Estimating Annual Hydrologic Loadings to Tampa Bay (June 2012)

2017RA-01

Recommended 2017 RA Update Allocation Compliance Assessment Methodology (Dec. 19. 2016)

2017RA-02

Guidance on Unanticipated Discharge Reporting in the 2017 Tampa Bay reasonable Assurance Update (Dec. 19, 2016)

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