A meeting of the Orange Creek Basin Working Group will be held on March 31 in Gainesville at Gainesville Regional Utilities Administration Office. This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will present a workplan and schedule for proposing ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

    DATE AND TIME: March 31, 2015 1:30 p.m.

    PLACE: Gainesville Regional Utilities, Multi-purpose Room, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: A meeting of the Orange Creek Basin Working Group will be held on March 31 in Gainesville at Gainesville Regional Utilities Administration Office. This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will present a workplan and schedule for proposing management strategies that reduce nutrient loadings in Orange Lake, Lochloosa Lake, Lake Wauberg, and Newnans Lake. The second phase Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) was adopted in July. The BMAP addresses bacterial problems in streams and nutrient water quality problems in lakes in the Orange Creek Basin.

    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 (850)245-8560.

    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, (850)245-8560. 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).