Water Management Districts, South Florida Water Management District

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

The South Florida Water Management District announces the upcoming web-posting of the Draft 2013 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER) – Volume I to which all persons are invited to view and encouraged to comment. The public review and comment will be conducted on a dedicated WebBoard, which will be accessible from the District’s website.

DATE AND TIME: The SFER WebBoard will be available for public viewing from September 3, 2012, through October 26, 2012. The WebBoard also will be available for public comment on the Draft 2013 South Florida Environmental Report – Volume I from September 3, 2012, through September 28, 2012.

PLACE: http://www.sfwmd.gov/sfer

For persons without access to the Internet, access to the website is available at the headquarters office of the South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), Monday through Friday.

PURPOSE: The website http://www.sfwmd.gov/sfer will be used for public access to and participation in WebBoard communications among members of the independent peer-review panel created to conduct a review of the Draft 2013 South Florida Environmental Report – Volume I, pursuant to Section 373.4592(4)(d), Florida Statutes.

Beginning on September 3, 2012, through October 26, 2012, interested parties may access the SFER WebBoard and view communications among the peer-review panelists, agency responses to comments, electronically stored communications and other public records associated with the Draft 2013 SFER – Volume I that are web-posted. Peer-review panelists will post their comments and recommendations on the WebBoard, and the public can access this information via the website, from Monday through Friday during normal working hours, Eastern Daylight Time. The public may comment directly on the WebBoard at any time between September 3, 2012, through September 28, 2012, on any aspect of the Draft 2013 SFER – Volume I, particularly on relevant scientific or technical data and findings. Communications and documents from all parties can be accessed at any time once they are posted during the review period.

For information regarding this review, please write to the South Florida Water Management District, P.O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, Florida 33416-4680 or call: Dr. Garth Redfield, [phone]. For assistance in obtaining WebBoard access for this review, please write to the South Florida Water Management District, P. O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, Florida 33416-4680 or call: Trudy Stein, [phone].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this review is asked to advise the agency when access to the WebBoard is needed by contacting: Dr. Garth Redfield, [phone] or Trudy Stein, [phone].