The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Florida Trustee Implementation Group, will be hosting a public meeting to present details on the proposed Draft ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIMES: Monday, October 2, 2018, 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. ET, Open House; 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., ET, Presentation and Public Comment

PLACE: Douglas Building, conference rooms A & B, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Florida Trustee Implementation Group, will be hosting a public meeting to present details on the proposed Draft Restoration Plan 1 and Environmental Assessment: Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands; Nutrient Reduction; Water Quality; and Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities. The meeting will begin with an interactive open house during which the public can ask questions and learn about details of the draft restoration plan. The open house will be followed by a formal presentation and opportunity for the public to provide comments on the draft restoration plan. The draft restoration plan proposes 24 preferred alternatives intended to continue the process of restoring natural resources and services injured or lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Draft RP1/EA evaluates Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands at Gulf Islands National Seashore (FL) and St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge; Nutrient Reduction projects in Pensacola Bay, Perdido River and Lower Suwannee River Watersheds; projects that restore Water Quality in Pensacola Bay Watershed, Carpenter Creek, Pensacola Beach, Rattlesnake Bluff Road, Alligator Lake, St. Andrew Bay, City of Port St. Joe, City of Carrabelle, Lower Suwanee National Wildlife Refuge and Charlotte Harbor; and projects that Provide and Enhance Recreation Opportunities in Perdido River, Carpenter Creek, Gulf Islands National Seashore (FL), Joe’s Bayou, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and the following state parks: Topsail Hill Preserve, Camp Helen, St. Andrews, and T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula. Additional information can be found at: https://floridadep.gov/wra/deepwater-horizon/content/latest-updates.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Rachel Schmalfuss at [e-mail] or 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 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Rachel Schmalfuss at [e-mail] or at [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: Rachel Schmalfuss at [e-mail] or at [phone].