To receive public comments on draft total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for the St. Lucie Estuary, to be adopted in rule at 62-304.705, F.A.C. The TMDLs to be presented at the public workshop are for the St. Lucie River Lower Estuary, the North Fork St. Lucie River, the North St. Lucie Estuary, the C-24 canal, the C-23 canal, the South St. Lucie Estuary, the South Fork St. Lucie River, Bessey Creek, and the C-44 Canal. The draft TMDL document(s) for the St. Lucie Estuary will be placed on the Department’s TMDL website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl) by November 5, 2008. The Department will accept written comments on the draft TMDLs through December 5, 2008. Written comments should be directed to: Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Environmental Administrator, Watershed Evaluation and TMDL Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Mail Station 3555, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or via email at: jan.mandrup-poulsen@dep.state.fl.us. This rule development has been given OGC case number 08-2290.