The Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group will hold a meeting on October 2 in Leesburg at the Leesburg Community Building. This meeting is open to the public. The Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group was formed to provide a forum for stakeholders to ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIME: October 2, 2013, 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Leesburg Community Building, Main Room, 109 East Dixie Avenue, Leesburg, FL 34748

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group will hold a meeting on October 2 in Leesburg at the Leesburg Community Building. This meeting is open to the public. 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 Upper Ocklawaha Basin Management Action Plan was adopted in 2007 to address nutrient problems in the previously listed waterbodies. This is the second five year iteration of the Upper Ocklawaha Basin Management Action Plan. Presentations will be given at this meeting that cover the status of water quality in the Harris Chain of Lakes, Lake Apopka, and the Palatlakaha River and the next five year management plan strategy to restore water quality.

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).