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To receive public comments on draft total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for Munson Slough and Lake Munson in the St. Marks River basin, to be adopted in Rule 62-304.300, F.A.C. The TMDLs to be presented at the public workshop are for Munson Slough above Lake Munson WBID 807D (BOD5 and nutrients), Lake Munson WBID 807C (BOD5, turbidity, and nutrients), and Munson Slough below Lake Munson WBID 807 (BOD5 and un-ionized ammonia). The draft TMDL documents for Munson Slough and Lake Munson will be placed on the Department’s TMDL website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl) by February 13, 2009, and will be provided upon request to interested parties by mail or via e-mail distribution. The Department will accept written comments on the draft TMDLs through March 23, 2009. 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 09-0155.