The Department’s Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR) is holding meetings in several locations throughout the state to discuss DEAR’s planned water quality monitoring prioritization and restoration efforts over the next two years. These meetings are to present the 2014 Strategic Monitoring Plan (SMP). DEAR will also present a preliminary Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 2-year work plan, and will request input on the new methodology used to prioritize TMDL and Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) development for specific waterbodies and water segments. Any comments and/or questions should be directed to Julie Espy, Water Quality Assessment Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 3555, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or by e-mail at Julie.Espy@dep.state.fl.us.