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Notice: 5707788

Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS

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62-304.645

Springs Coast Basin TMDLs

The Department of Environmental Protection announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

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notice of a public workshop and public comment period on draft total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for the Springs Coast basin.  The TMDLs to be presented at the public workshop are for the Stevenson Creek tidal segment (dissolved oxygen and nutrients), Saint Joes Creek freshwater segment (dissolved oxygen and nutrients), and Pinellas Park Ditch No. 5 (dissolved oxygen and nutrients).  
The public workshop is being held pursuant to Section 403.067(6)(d), Fla. Stat., which requires the Department to hold at least one public workshop in the vicinity of the waterbody or waterbody segment for which a TMDL is being developed.  TMDL calculations and allocations for each waterbody or waterbody segment will be adopted by rule, by the Secretary of the Department, pursuant to Sections 120.536(1), 120.54, and 403.805, Fla. Stat.  The public workshop is part of the TMDL development and adoption process, as authorized by Section 403.067, Fla. Stat., and anyone wishing to comment as to the development and adoption of the TMDLs is encouraged to attend.
The draft TMDL documents for the Springs Coast Basin will be placed on the Department’s TMDL website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl) by June 6, 2008 and will be provided upon request to interested parties by mail or via e-mail distribution.  To request a copy of any of the draft TMDL documents, contact Jan Mandrup-Poulsen at the mailing address below or call (850) 245-8448.  The Department will accept written comments on the draft TMDLs through July 7, 2008 or for 30 days after they are posted, whichever date is later.  The purpose of the comment period is to provide an opportunity for public participation in lieu of, or in addition to, participation in the public workshop on the draft TMDLs.  Any and all written comments should be directed to:
Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Environmental Administrator
Watershed Assessment Section
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Mail Station 3555
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, Florida  32399-2400
Written comments may also be provided by e-mail directed to: jan.mandrup-poulsen@dep.state.fl.us.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Pat Waters, Watershed Assessment Section, MS 3555, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or by calling (850) 245-8449.

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6/6/2008 Vol. 34/23

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