The annual meeting of the Orange Creek Basin Working Group will be held on November 16 in Gainesville at Gainesville Regional Utilities Administration Office. This meeting is open to the public. The meeting will present a review of the status of ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIME: November 16, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Gainesville Regional Utilities, Multi-Purpose Room, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The annual meeting of the Orange Creek Basin Working Group will be held on November 16 in Gainesville at Gainesville Regional Utilities Administration Office. This meeting is open to the public. The meeting will present a review of the status of water quality in local impaired waterbodies as well as a strategy for allocating responsibilities for nutrient loading reductions. A presentation will be given on the cultural resources of the Orange Creek Basin. The second phase Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) was adopted in July 2014. The BMAP addresses bacterial problems in streams and nutrient water quality problems in lakes in the Orange Creek Basin.

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, [phone].

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: Ms. Mary Paulic, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3565, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [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).

For more information, you may contact: Ms. Mary Paulic, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3565, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone].