This is the third meeting of the Bacteria Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and is a follow-up to TAC meetings held on August 20, 2013 in Tallahassee and November 19, 2013, in Orlando. The TAC meeting is associated with the development of rules ...

 

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: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast District Office, 8800 Baymeadows Way West, Suite 100, Jacksonville, Florida

The meeting can also be accessed via GoToWebinar at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/211482410.

Parties can register to attend the webinar via their personal computers and will be able to listen using their speakers connected to their computer. Parties attending by computer will be able to type in questions or make comments that can be addressed at the end of the meeting as time permits.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This is the third meeting of the Bacteria Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and is a follow-up to TAC meetings held on August 20, 2013 in Tallahassee and November 19, 2013, in Orlando. The TAC meeting is associated with the development of rules intended to comprehensively revise fecal indicator bacteria surface water quality criteria in Chapter 62-302, F.A.C., and the associated impaired water methodologies in Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., as well as to establish statewide bacteria Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) in Chapter 62-304, F.A.C., and appropriate restoration actions to implement the TMDL. This meeting will focus on options for expressing a statewide bacteriological TMDL and implementation provisions to expedite restoration activities. Restoration activities for different types of sources will also be discussed.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Eric Shaw, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Standards Development Section, MS 6511, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, [phone] or e-mail: [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: Eric Shaw at [phone] or by email: [e-mail]. 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).