Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-348 - PERMITTING AND ALTERNATIVE MITIGATION FOR THE MINING OF HIGH-QUALITY PEAT › Section 62-348.200 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The definitions in Sections
				   373.019,
				   373.403,
				   378.403,
				   403.031 and
				   403.803, F.S., and the following
				  definitions apply to this chapter:
(1)
				"Herbaceous freshwater wetlands" means wetlands where less than 10 percent of
				the vegetation is woody vegetation and the chloride concentration meets the
				definition of predominately freshwaters as defined in Rule
				 62-302.200, F.A.C. Such areas
				are typically known as marshes, but may include other forms of wetlands
				dominated by herbaceous freshwater vegetation.
(2) "High-quality peat" means peat from a
				herbaceous freshwater wetland that is classified as H1 to H4 on the von Post
				Humification Scale and has a pH less than 7. The following method, incorporated
				herein by reference, shall be used to determine the classification on the von
				Post Humification Scale, for use in this chapter: American Society for Testing
				and Materials, D5715-00 (Reapproved 2006) Standard Test Method for Estimating
				the Degree of Humification of Peat and Other Organic Soils (Visual/Manual
				Method), Volume 04.08, Issued March 2000. This document may be reviewed at the
				Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail
				Station 3577, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or a copy obtained from the
				American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, Post Office
				Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959. The following method,
				incorporated herein by reference, shall be used to determine the pH for use in
				this chapter: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 150.1, Methods for the
				Chemical Analysis of Water and Waste, EPA-600/4-79-020, Revised 1983. A copy of
				this document may be obtained by writing to the Florida Department of
				Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 3577,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
(3) "High-quality peat extraction area" or
				"extraction area" means an area of herbaceous freshwater wetland, or an area of
				historically herbaceous freshwater wetland, where cumulatively no less than 80
				percent of the extracted peat is high-quality peat.
(4) "Historically herbaceous freshwater
				wetlands" means wetlands that, as determined using aerial photography, would
				meet the definition of herbaceous freshwater wetlands if not for human
				alteration of environmental conditions.
(5) "Horticultural industry" means the
				industry that cultivates plants in Florida, such as, trees, shrubs, flowers,
				annuals, perennials, tropical foliage, liners, ferns, vines, bulbs, grafts,
				scions, or buds, but not turf grasses. The plants are grown or kept for
				propagation or distribution for retail, wholesale, or re-wholesale
				purposes.
(6) "Invasive Exotic" for
				purposes of this rule means those plant species listed in the Florida Exotic
				Pest Plant Council's 2009 List of Invasive Species Category I and II, which is
				incorporated herein by reference. A copy of this document may be obtained from
				the Department in the manner described in Rule
				 62-348.900, F.A.C.
(7) "Larger plan of development" means a
				common plan of development or sale that includes:
(a) Any activity initiated by the surveying,
				planning, or platting of contiguous real property, where such activity
				facilitates the advancement of a common type of land use (such as multiple
				residences, a residential subdivision, or phased site development) on the
				subject property, or
(b) Any
				activity on contiguous real property that comprises a total land area divided
				into three or more lots, parcels, tracts, tiers, blocks, sites, or units, and
				is served by a common road or road network or common surface water management
				system within that land area. Areas of land that are divided by public or
				private roads are considered contiguous if such areas are under one ownership
				or control.