The United States Environmental Protection Agency will be providing funds through the federal BEACH program to test the water quality of Florida coastal beaches for bacterial indicators. This is the funding baseline for the Florida Healthy Beaches ...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division of Environmental Health

The Department of Health, Florida Panhandle announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Monday, July 25, 2011, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Central Time)
PLACE: Bay County health Department, 597 West Eleventh Street, Panama City, FL 32401
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The United States Environmental Protection Agency will be providing funds through the federal BEACH program to test the water quality of Florida coastal beaches for bacterial indicators. This is the funding baseline for the Florida Healthy Beaches Program. Due to State of Florida funding limitations the existing program will be revised. The Department of Health is holding a series of meetings to discuss the anticipated program changes and the list of proposed beaches that will be tested and other program changes.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The agenda is available at the Florida Healthy Beaches website: www.Floridashealth.com/beachwater or contacting: David Polk, Department of Health, Bureau of Water Programs, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-22, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1742, email: [e-mail] or telephone: [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 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: David Polk, Department of Health, Bureau of Water Programs, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-22, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1742, email: [e-mail] or telephone: [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).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.
For more information, you may contact: David Polk, Department of Health, Bureau of Water Programs, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-22, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1742, email: [e-mail], telephone: [phone].