DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Notice of Entry of Final Order Adopting the Lake Okeechobee Basin Management Action Plan
The Department of Environmental Protection gives notice that, pursuant to Section 403.067, F.S., a Final Order was entered on December 9, 2014 adopting the Lake Okeechobee Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP). The Lake Okeechobee BMAP identifies the management strategies necessary to achieve the total phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for this water body. The BMAP was developed as part of the Department’s TMDL Program, as authorized under the Florida Watershed Restoration Act [Section 403.067, Florida Statutes (F.S.)]. The Final Order has been assigned OGC Case No. 14-0694. A copy of the BMAP is available at the following Florida Department of Environmental Protection District Offices: Central District Office, 3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 232, Orlando, Florida 32803; South District Office, 2295 Victoria Avenue, Suite 364, Fort Myers, Florida 33901; Southeast District Office, 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 7210-1, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406. The BMAP and the adopted Final Order may also be obtained from the Department website at http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/DEAR/BMAP/LakeOkeechobee/Final_BMAP.
A person whose substantial interests are affected by this Final Order may petition for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under Section 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., in accordance with the full notice of rights language contained in the Final Order. The petition, which must contain the information identified in the full notice of rights language contained in the Final Order, must be filed (received by the clerk) in the Department’s Office of General Counsel at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000 within 21 days of publication of this notice or within 21 days of receipt of the written notice, whichever occurs first.
A copy of the Final Order may also be obtained by contacting: Ms. Sara Davis, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3565, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or by calling (850)245-8825 or by email: sara.c.davis@dep.state.fl.us.
