This meeting is being held to aid the Department in establishing numeric nutrient criteria for estuaries and coastal waters in the following areas: St. Joseph Bay, Apalachicola Bay (including St. Vincent Sound, East Bay, St. George Sound), Alligator ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment and Restoration Support announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: February 11, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
PLACE: City of Apalachicola City Hall, City Hall Conference Room, 1 Bay Avenue, Apalachicola, Florida 32320
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This meeting is being held to aid the Department in establishing numeric nutrient criteria for estuaries and coastal waters in the following areas: St. Joseph Bay, Apalachicola Bay (including St. Vincent Sound, East Bay, St. George Sound), Alligator Harbor/Ochlockonee Bay, and Apalachee Bay east to the Fenholloway River.
The Department is seeking to gather information on individual marine systems that will serve to support statewide criteria development and provide a solid foundation to establish nutrient criteria appropriate for each specific area. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit and discuss information regarding nutrients and documented associations between nutrients and ecological conditions within the estuaries. While not intended as a meeting of the Numeric Nutrient Criteria Technical Advisory Committee (Nutrient TAC), one or more members of the Nutrient TAC may participate and provide comments at this meeting.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Denise Miller, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment and Restoration Support, MS #6511, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, [phone] or email: [e-mail].
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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Denise Miller at [phone]. 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).