The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment and Restoration Support announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Auditorium, 300 Tower Road, Naples, Florida
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 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.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Eric Shaw, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment and Restoration Support, MS #6511, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, (850)245-8429 or email: eric.shaw@dep.state.fl.us.
Further information also may be obtained from the Department’s web site: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wqssp/nutrients/index.htm.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Eric Shaw at (850)245-8429. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).