The Orange Creek Basin Working Group will hold a meeting on October 1 in Gainesville at Gainesville Regional Utilities Main Office. This meeting is open to the public. The Orange Creek Basin Working Group was formed to provide a forum for ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIME: October 1, 2013, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: Gainesville Regional Utilities, Multi-purpose Room, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Orange Creek Basin Working Group will hold a meeting on October 1 in Gainesville at Gainesville Regional Utilities Main Office. This meeting is open to the public. The Orange Creek Basin Working Group was formed to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss issues related to the basin’s Total Maximum Daily Loads, including development, allocation, and implementation of projects. This is year five of the Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan. Presentations will be given at this meeting that cover the status of water quality in the Orange Creek Basin and the next five year management plan strategy. The Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan was adopted in 2008 to address 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 or by calling her at [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, [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).