The Department’s Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR) is holding public meetings in several locations throughout the state to discuss DEAR’s water quality assessment efforts. These public meetings are to present the draft assessment lists for the Group 5 basins, developed pursuant to chapter 62-303, Florida Administrative Code. The draft assessment lists will be available on the Department’s Watershed Assessment website (www.dep.state.fl.us/water/watersheds/assessment/index.htm) by September 11, 2017, and will be provided upon request to interested parties by mail or via email distribution. Any comments and/or questions on the Draft Assessment Lists should be directed to Kevin O’Donnell, Watershed Assessment Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Rd, MS 3560, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or by email at Kevin.ODonnell@dep.state.fl.us.