The St. Johns River Water Management District will hold a public meeting to discuss potential water level management options for the Harris Chain of Lakes for the upcoming year. The system includes lakes Apopka, Dora, Harris, Eustis, Yale, Little ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
St. Johns River Water Management District

The St. Johns River Water Management District announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: May 31, 2012, 6:00 p.m.

PLACE: Paul P. Williams Fine Arts Center, Lake Sumter Community College, Leesburg Campus, 9501 U.S. Highway 441, Leesburg, FL 34788

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The St. Johns River Water Management District will hold a public meeting to discuss potential water level management options for the Harris Chain of Lakes for the upcoming year. The system includes lakes Apopka, Dora, Harris, Eustis, Yale, Little Lake Harris (the “Super pond”), Griffin and three water control structures: Apopka-Beauclair, Burrell and Moss Bluff locks and dams. Public input on the proposed management options will be welcomed at the meeting. The meeting also will include an update on the schedule and process for developing minimum flows and levels. All interested persons are invited to attend.

NOTE: One or more District Governing Board members may attend the meeting and participate in the discussion.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Marji Hightower, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida 32177, [phone], 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: District Clerk, [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: Casey Fitzgerald, Director, Bureau of Basin Projects, St. Johns River Water Management District, P. O. Box 1429, Palatka, Florida 32178-1429, [phone], email: [e-mail].