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The Orange Creek Basin (OCB) TMDL Working Group will present the Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) to the public and receive comment on the plan. The OCB TMDL Working Group was formed to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss issues related to the OCB TMDLs, including development, allocation, and implementation of the TMDLs through the BMAP. The Orange Creek BMAP addresses issues of high bacteria levels in Hogtown Creek, Tumblin Creek, and Sweetwater Branch and water quality problems generated by too many nutrients in Orange Lake, Newnans Lake, Lake Wauberg, and Alachua Sink. The BMAP contains management actions and options for restoring water quality to sustain healthy populations of fish and other aquatic life, and safely support recreational uses in these waterbodies.