For the Docket

Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida’s Lakes and Flowing
Waters

Docket ID No. OW-2009-0596

Meeting with Representatives from Mosaic and counsel

	September 8, 2010

In Attendance:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Ephraim King, OST

					       Jim Keating, OST

Mosaic – James Voyles

Arnold & Porter, LLP – Jeremy Karpatkin

			   Lester Sotsky

Summary:

Mosaic requested the meeting to discuss the Water Quality Standards for
the State of Florida’s Lakes and Flowing Waters; Supplemental Notice
of Data Availability and Request for Comment (SNODA), published in
August 2010.  Specifically, Mosaic provided comments on:

Proposed criteria for the Bone Valley 

Scientific defensibility of the proposed criteria in the SNODA

Timing and schedule of the rulemaking process and subsequent
implementation phase

Procedure for Site-specific Alternative Criteria (SSACs)

The effect of the criteria on permits

Opportunity for public and stakeholder involvement in the implementation
process

EPA did not provide any information about EPA positions regarding
addressing comments received or possible final rule requirements.

