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 62-348.300 - Application Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Applicants using this rule shall submit Form
				   62-330.060(1),
				  "Joint Application for Individual and Conceptual Environmental Resource
				  Permit/Authorization to Use State-Owned Submerged Lands/Federal Dredge and Fill
				  Permit, " for an environmental resource permit, which is incorporated by
				  reference in subsection
				   62-330.060(1),
				  F.A.C. (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03189
).
				  A copy of Form  62-330.060(1) 
				  may be obtained from the Department's internet site
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wetlands/erp/forms.htm
or by contacting the appropriate office identified in Appendix A of the
				  Environmental Resource Permit Applicant's Handbook Volume 1 available at
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/rulesprog.htm#erp
.
				  In addition, applicants shall submit the following plans and reports for the
				  high-quality peat extraction area that will be subject to the wetland
				  mitigation provisions of this chapter:
(1) Plans showing the depth to the clay,
				sand, or rock stratum under the area where peat is proposed for extraction,
				identified on a grid with a maximum horizontal interval no larger than 50
				feet.
(2) Plans showing the
				proposed depth of excavation and extraction (below existing grade), identified
				on a grid with a maximum horizontal interval no larger than 50 feet.
(3) Plans and aerial photography showing the
				existing land use and land cover (acreage and percentages) mapped to at least
				Level III of the
Florida Land Use, Cover and Classification
				System
(Florida Department of Transportation, 1999), incorporated by
				reference herein. A copy of this document may be obtained from the Department
				in the manner described in Rule
				 62-348.900, F.A.C. Each mapped
				unit shall be sufficiently homogenous in character to be assessed as a single
				unit. No mapped unit shall be smaller than 0.1 of an acre.
(4) For historically herbaceous freshwater
				wetlands that will be subject to the wetland mitigation provisions of this
				chapter, the application shall include documentation of the historic land cover
				conditions. Such documentation shall include at least a chronological sequence
				of dated aerial photographs demonstrating the historical character of the
				wetland. The applicant may provide any additional information to supplement the
				aerial photography to demonstrate their claim that the wetland is a
				historically herbaceous freshwater wetland.
(5) A prospecting report describing the
				horizontal and vertical extent of the high-quality peat extraction area that
				will be subject to the wetland mitigation provisions of this chapter. The
				report shall be based on core samples from the proposed peat extraction area
				taken on a grid with a maximum horizontal sample spacing no larger than 100
				feet. All core samples shall be included in the prospecting report. The report
				shall identify the location and relative depths where peat samples were
				collected and the results of the analysis, including for each core the
				classification and vertical extent of all layers that can be classified using
				the von Post Humification Scale. The analysis for any layer classified on the
				von Post Humification Scale as H1 to H4 shall also include the measurement of
				pH.
(6) Information required by
				Chapter 62-345, F.A.C., Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method, for all areas of
				wetlands proposed for extraction and for all wetland mitigation
				areas.
(7) Plans for all
				reclamation and wetland mitigation areas showing the proposed final grade
				elevations and water levels. Water levels shall include seasonal high and
				seasonal low water elevations. Wetland mitigation shall meet the design
				standards of Rule  62-348.600, F.A.C.
(8) Plans for the proposed land use and land
				cover (acreage and percentages) for all reclamation and wetland mitigation
				areas mapped to at least Level III of the
Florida Land Use, Cover and
				Classification System
(Florida Department of Transportation, 1999).
				Each mapped unit shall be sufficiently homogenous in character to be assessed
				as a single unit. No mapped unit shall be smaller than 0.1 of an
				acre.
(9) Form
				 62-348.900(1),
				"Horticultural Use Certification for High-Quality Peat, " as incorporated by
				reference in subsection
				 62-348.100(2),
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					  373.026(7),
					 373.043,
					 373.118,
					 373.4131,
					 373.414,
					 373.4145,
					 373.421,
					 403.0877 FS. Law Implemented
					 373.026(7),
					  373.109,
					  373.413,
					  373.4131,
					  373.414,
					  373.4141,
					  373.416,
					  373.426 FS.
New 8-18-10, Amended
					 1-5-15.