The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment and Restoration Support, gives notice that, pursuant to Section 403.067(4), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 62-303, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), two final orders were entered on February 7, 2012, revising the Verified Lists of Impaired Waters for the Group 5 Basins and amending the previously adopted lists for the Group 2, Group 3, and Group 4 basins. The Group 5 basins include the following: Perdido, Upper East Coast, Indian River Lagoon, Springs Coast, Everglades and Florida Keys. Amendments were made to the lists for the following Group 2, 3 and 4 basins: Lower St. Johns River, Middle St. Johns River, Charlotte Harbor, Loxahatchee-St. Lucie, Choctawhatchee-St. Andrews Bay, Caloosahatchee River, Sarasota Bay/Peace River/Myakka River, Upper St. Johns River, Lake Worth Lagoon-Palm Beach Coast, Withlacoochee River, Kissimmee River, and the Southeast Coast-Biscayne Bay. A comprehensive list of waters verified as impaired under Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., can be obtained from a link on the following webpage: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/watersheds/assessment/index.htm.

These revisions/amendments will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act and shall serve to update the previously approved Section 303(d) list of Florida waters.

A person whose substantial interests are affected by these final orders may petition for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under Section 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., in accordance with the full notice of rights language contained in each final order. The petition, which must contain the information identified in the full notice of rights language contained in the final order, must be filed (received by the clerk) in the Department’s Office of General Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station #35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, within 21 days of publication of this notice or within 21 days of receipt of the written notice, whichever occurs first.

A copy of the above-referenced final orders may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Renee Gray, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Watershed Assessment, MS #3560, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, by calling: (850)245-8346 or at: ww.dep.state.fl.us/legal/final_orders/finalorders.htm.