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To receive public comments on draft total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for the impaired waters in the Apalachicola River basin and the Chipola River basin, to be adopted in Rules 62-304.310 and 62-304.315, F.A.C. respectively. The TMDLs to be presented at the public workshop are, for the Apalachicola River Basin: fecal coliform TMDLs for Poley Creek (WBID 1583), Sweetwater Creek (WBID 728), and Flat Creek (WBID 487), and a dissolved oxygen TMDL for Little Gully Creek (WBID 1039), and for the Chipola River basin, a fecal coliform TMDL for Otter Creek (WBID 819). 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 June 19, 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 July 20, 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. These rule developments have been given the following OGC case numbers: 09-0719 for 62-304.310 and 09-2871 for 62-304.315.