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The meeting will present draft Verified List of Impaired Waters for the Florida Keys Basin for public comment. The draft verified list will be available on the Department's TMDL website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl), and will be provide upon request to interested parties by mail or via e-mail distribution. Waters placed on these draft lists are those waters meeting the verification requirements of Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., Identification of Impaired Surface Waters. The final list developed through this public participation process will be submitted for adoption by Secretarial Order in December, and submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the 2006 update to the State's 303(d) list of impaired waters, as required by Section 403.067(4), Fla. Statutes.