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Date <br />Description <br />November 16, 2018 <br />Rescheduled 2nd TAC meeting held in Orlando FDEP offices. <br />November 28 & 29, <br />2018 <br />TAC Meetings 3 and 4 held in Orlando FDEP Offices. Response to Charge <br />Questions provided to FDEP. <br />December 11, 2018 <br />Update on BCL and land application of biosolids presentation to the BCC. <br />January 14, 2019 <br />Six -Month Temporary Moratorium Expires <br />January 23, 2019 <br />TAC Meeting 5 Planned. Follow-up meeting on FDEP response to Charge <br />Questions at FDEP offices in Orlando. <br />February 2019 <br />TAC Meeting 6, if necessary. It is unknown at this time if there will be a meeting <br />in February. It is likely that January may be the last TAC meeting. <br />The FDEP continues to collaborate with representatives from SJRWMD and staff from the OF/IFAS on <br />completing the sampling regime that was designed to fill in the gaps identified in the analytical data <br />available. Results from this collaborative effort are just beginning to become available for review. <br />The table below is an excerpt of a tentative timeframe previously presented to the BCC showing the <br />remaining steps and time necessary for the regulatory agencies to collect, interpret and generate a <br />recommendation on Class B biosolids land applications in the BCL watershed. <br />Task <br />2018 <br />2019 <br />Oct <br />Nov <br />Dec <br />Jan <br />Feb <br />Mar <br />Apr <br />May <br />Jun <br />Jul <br />Aug <br />Sep <br />Field Data Collection <br />Analysis, Modeling, and <br />Interpretation <br />Final Report, <br />Presentations and <br />Recommendations <br />To further investigate the overall science behind the land application of Class B biosolids, the FDEP created <br />a Biosolids TAC. Meetings of the selected panel experts have taken place since the inception of the <br />committee in September 2018, with a formal response from this committee not expected until late <br />February 2019. Presentations from members of the TAC, as well as invited experts, have taken place at the <br />meetings. In-depth discussions were held to decide whether or not the current permitted application <br />approach is based on the best science available, or whether the dated rules may need to be revisited with <br />tools available to scientists today. This committee is focused on the state-wide application of Class B <br />biosolids, not isolated to the BCL watershed. <br />The Biosolids TAC was charged with 3 topics: <br />• What are the options for biosolids management in the State? <br />• How can biosolids management be improved to ensure the environment is protected? <br />• What research is needed to improve biosolids management? <br />134 <br />