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To present information and receive public comments on possible revisions to Chapters 62-302 and 62-303, F.A.C., regarding the establishment of estuary-specific nutrient standards for several Florida estuaries (and a provision to establish estuary-specific nutrient standards) as part of the ongoing development of nutrient standards for Florida’s surface waters. Estuary-specific nutrient standards will be discussed for Southwest Florida (Clearwater Harbor, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, and Charlotte Harbor), the Ten Thousand Islands area, and South Florida (Biscayne Bay, Florida Bay, and the Florida Keys). Other estuary-specific nutrient standards may be addressed as well. Please note that the Department has not made a final decision on whether to proceed to rulemaking at this time. This public workshop is a follow-up to public workshops held in June, July, August, and September of 2011. The meeting will not include discussion of dissolved oxygen analyses, which may be addressed at later public meetings.