Last August, acting on a law suit filed by several South Florida environmental groups, the EPA entered into a consent decree, committing to sign a proposed rule setting forth numeric nutrient criteria for lakes and flowing waters in Florida by Jan. 14, 2010, and for Florida's estuarine and coastal waters by Jan. 14, 2011, unless Florida submits - and EPA approves - state numeric nutrient criteria before EPA’s final ruling in October 2010, and 2011, respectively.
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