This is a public presentation of the Central and North Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plans. The presentation is given as part of the Indian River Lagoon Day celebration at Front Street Park in Melbourne under the “Meet the Experts ...  


  • The Department of Environmental Protection announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
    DATE AND TIME: November 10, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
    PLACE: Front Street Park, 2210 Front Street, Melbourne, Florida
    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This is a public presentation of the Central and North Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plans. The presentation is given as part of the Indian River Lagoon Day celebration at Front Street Park in Melbourne under the “Meet the Experts Tent”. The presentation will cover the importance of seagrasses in the Indian River Lagoon and how to reduce nutrient loadings to protect them. The Department will also have a booth at the event containing a display about the basin management action plans. Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Central and North Indian River Lagoons were adopted in March 2009 and require reductions in the loadings of total nitrogen and total phosphorus sufficient to meet seagrass depth limit targets.
    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Mary Paulic, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #3565, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or by calling her at (850)245-8560.
    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: . 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).
    For more information, you may contact: Ms. Mary Paulic, (850)245-8560