The Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group will hold a meeting on May 28 in Tavares at the Lake County Agriculture Center. This meeting is open to the public. Topics to be discussed are the nutrient sources and nutrient budgets for priority ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

    DATE AND TIME: May 28, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

    PLACE: Lake County Agriculture Center, Auditorium, 1951 Woodlea Road, Tavares, Florida 32778

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group will hold a meeting on May 28 in Tavares at the Lake County Agriculture Center. This meeting is open to the public. Topics to be discussed are the nutrient sources and nutrient budgets for priority waterbodies including Lake Harris, Lake Yale, Lake Carlton, Trout Lake, Palatlakaha River, Lake Denham, Marshall Lake, and Lake Roberts and the role of responsible parties in these watersheds.

    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, (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, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3565, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, (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).