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To receive public comments on draft Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the impaired waters in the Caloosahatchee River and Charlotte Harbor basins, to be adopted in Rules 62-304.800 and 62-304.805, F.A.C., respectively. The following TMDLs will be presented at the public workshop: for the Caloosahatchee River Basin, a fecal coliform TMDL for Trout Creek (WBID 3240G), and for the Charlotte Harbor Basin, fecal coliform TMDLs for the North Prong of Alligator Creek (WBID 2071) and Gottfried Creek (WBID 2049). The draft TMDL documents for these impaired waters will be placed on the Department’s TMDL website: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl/ by April 9, 2010 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 May 10, 2010. 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, email: jan.mandrup-poulsen@dep.state.fl.us. These rulemakings have been given the following OGC Case Numbers: OGC 10-1285 for 62-304.800, F.A.C., and OGC 10-1286 for Rule 62-304.805, F.A.C.