A meeting of the Orange Creek Basin Working Group will be held on June 30 in Gainesville at Gainesville Regional Utilities Administration Office. This meeting is open to the public. The morning portion of the meeting will present a strategy for ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIME: June 30, 2016, 10:00 a.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 June 30 in Gainesville at Gainesville Regional Utilities Administration Office. This meeting is open to the public. The morning portion of the meeting will present a strategy for allocating responsibilities for nutrient loading reductions as well as an update of efforts to implement best management practices in agriculture. The afternoon session of the meeting will focus on restoration of Newnans Lake and the actions that can be taken to improve water quality. The second phase Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) was adopted in July 2014. 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, [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, [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, [phone].