The Department is announcing a Basin Working Group Meeting for the Lower St. Johns Tributaries Fecal Coliform Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) I and II. Items to be discussed include the BMAP I 2014 Progress Report, the BMAP II 2014 Progress ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIME: March 5, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: FDEP-Northeast District Office, Conference Rooms 1A and 1B, 8800 Baymeadows Way West, Suite 100, Jacksonville, Florida 32256

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Department is announcing a Basin Working Group Meeting for the Lower St. Johns Tributaries Fecal Coliform Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) I and II. Items to be discussed include the BMAP I 2014 Progress Report, the BMAP II 2014 Progress Report and the second phase update for Lower St. Johns Tributaries Fecal Coliform BMAP I. The meeting will discuss the Second Phase BMAP I prior to submitting the plan to the Secretary for adoption. The BMAP is the means for implementation of the adopted Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Fecal Coliform. Meeting discussion will include the draft Second Phase BMAP I, describing additional activities to result in reduction of fecal coliform load to the BMAP I waterbodies. These load reduction activities will take place during the next 5 years and include efforts to track potential fecal coliform sources using water sampling techniques to detect sucralose, acetaminophen, and a human waste microbial source tracking marker. Lower St. Johns River Tributaries BMAP I covers 10 tributaries and Lower St. Johns Tributaries BMAP II includes 15 tributaries

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Anita Nash, Watershed Planning and Coordination Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3565, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or by 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 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Anita Nash 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).