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To receive public comments on draft dissolved oxygen and/or nutrient total maximum daily load (TMDL) reports for impaired waters in the Pensacola Bay Basin, to be adopted in rule at 62-304.330. The TMDLs to be presented at the public workshop include nutrient TMDLs for Bayou Chico (WBIDs 846C and 846), Judges Bayou (WBID 943B, marine), Upper Escambia Bay (WBID 548AA), and a dissolved oxygen and nutrient TMDLs for the freshwater streams draining to Judges Bayou (WBID 493A). 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 August 15, 2012 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 September 15, 2012. 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 12-1359.