The Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group will hold a Basin Management Action Plan meeting on March 16, 2017 in Leesburg at the Leesburg Community Building. This meeting is open to the public. A refined nutrient reduction allocation strategy for ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIME: March 16, 2017, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Leesburg Community Building, East Room, 109 East Dixie Avenue, Leesburg, FL 34748

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group will hold a Basin Management Action Plan meeting on March 16, 2017 in Leesburg at the Leesburg Community Building. This meeting is open to the public. A refined nutrient reduction allocation strategy for priority waterbodies will be presented. Local governments will present updates of progress made toward completing nutrient reduction projects for Trout Lake, Lake Yale, and Lake Denham.

The Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group was formed to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss issues related to the basin’s nutrient Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Harris Chain of Lakes, Palatlakaha River, and Lake Apopka. The Second Phase of the Upper Ocklawaha Basin Management Action Plan was adopted in 2014 to address nutrient problems in the previously listed waterbodies.

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 or by calling her at [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 or by calling her 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).

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