The Department’s Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR) is holding meetings in several locations throughout the state to discuss DEAR’s planned water quality monitoring prioritization and restoration efforts over the next two ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (EST)

PLACE: PLACE: Suwannee River Water Management District Headquarters, Governing Board Meeting Room, 9225 County Road (CR) 49, Live Oak, FL, 32060

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST)

PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Headquarters, B1 Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL, 33406

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EST)

PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Lower West Coast Service Center, Main Conference Room, 2301 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL, 33901

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 12:30 p.m. (CST) to 3:30 p.m. (CST)

PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Northwest District Office, Conference Room 101, 1st Floor, 160 W. Government St. Pensacola, FL, 32502

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST)

PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Central District Office, Conference Rooms A, B, and C, 3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 232, Orlando, FL, 32803

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (EST)

PLACE: Southwest Florida Water Management District Bartow Service Office, Bartow Board Room, 170 Century Boulevard, Bartow, FL, 33637

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Department’s Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR) is holding meetings in several locations throughout the state to discuss DEAR’s planned water quality monitoring prioritization and restoration efforts over the next two years. These meetings are to present the 2014 Strategic Monitoring Plan (SMP). DEAR will also present a preliminary Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 2-year work plan, and will request input on the new methodology used to prioritize TMDL and Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) development for specific waterbodies and water segments. Any comments and/or questions should be directed to Julie Espy, Water Quality Assessment Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 3555, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or by e-mail at [e-mail].

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Wanda Harpley, Watershed Assessment Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3555, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or by e-mail at [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: Ms. Wanda Harpley at (850)245- 8346. 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).