The Department of Environmental Protection announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: 8/18/06 at 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting will present draft Verified List of Impaired Waters for the Florida Keys Basin for public comment. The draft verified list will be available on the Department's TMDL website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl), and will be provide upon request to interested parties by mail or via e-mail distribution. Waters placed on these draft lists are those waters meeting the verification requirements of Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., Identification of Impaired Surface Waters. The final list developed through this public participation process will be submitted for adoption by Secretarial Order in December, and submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the 2006 update to the State's 303(d) list of impaired waters, as required by Section 403.067(4), Fla. Statutes.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Pat Waters, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., Watershed Assessment Section, MS 3555, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or by calling at (850) 245-8449.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Pat Waters at (850) 245-8449. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).