16359552 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 16359552
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION


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	The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	August 26, 2015, 10:00 a.m. for St. Lucie – Loxahatchee Basins

PLACE:	Martin County Building Department, Building Department Conference Room, 900 Southeast Ruhnke Street, Stuart, Florida DATE AND TIME: August 27, 2015, 10:00 a.m. for Charlotte Harbor Basin PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Lower West Coast Service Center, Main Conference Room, 2301 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida DATE AND TIME: September 2, 2015, 10:00 a.m. for Tampa Bay Tributaries Basin PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Southwest District Office, Main Conference Room, 13051 N. Telecom Parkway, Temple Terrace, Florida DATE AND TIME: September 3, 2015, 10:00 a.m. for Middle and Lower St. Johns Basins PLACE: Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at the Museum of Arts & Sciences, Education Room, 352 South Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida DATE AND TIME: September 10, 2015, 10:00 a.m. for Apalachicola-Chipola Basin PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, BMC Conference Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida

Subject:	The Department’s Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR) is holding public meetings in several locations throughout the state to discuss DEAR’s planned water quality prioritization and assessment efforts. These public meetings are to present the revised draft assessment lists for the Group 2 (Cycle 3) basins, developed pursuant to chapter 62-303, Florida Administrative Code. The revised draft assessment lists will be available on the Department’s Watershed Assessment website (www.dep.state.fl.us/water/watersheds/assessment/index.htm) by August 24, 2015, and will be provided upon request to interested parties by mail or via email distribution. Any comments and/or questions on the Revised Assessment Lists should be directed to Kevin O’Donnell, Watershed Assessment Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Rd, MS 3560, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-2400, or by email at Kevin.ODonnell@dep.state.fl.us. DEAR will also present and request input on the methodology used to prioritize future Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) development for specific waterbodies and water segments throughout the state. Any comments and/or questions on the TMDL and BMAP prioritizations should be directed to Erin Rasnake, Water Quality Evaluation and TMDL Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 3555, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or by e-mail at Erin.Rasnake@dep.state.fl.us.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Linda Quinn-Godwin, Water Quality Evaluation and TMDL Program, MS 3555, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or by calling: (850)245-8449.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	8/19/2015 Vol. 41/161


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