Miscellaneous

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Notice of Entry of Final Order Adopting Lower St Johns River Tributaries Basin Management Action Plan

Notice of Entry of Final Order Adopting Lower

St. Johns River Tributaries Basin Management Action Plan

The Department of Environmental Protection gives Notice that, pursuant to Section 403.067, F.S., a Final Order was entered on December 7, 2009, adopting the Lower St. Johns River Basin Tributaries (LSJT) Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP). The LSJT BMAP identifies the management strategies necessary to achieve the fecal coliform TMDLs for the following ten water body segments (WBIDs) in the basin: Newcastle Creek (WBID 2235), Hogan Creek (WBID 2252), Butcher Pen Creek (WBID 2322), Miller Creek (WBID 2287), Miramar Creek (WBID 2304), Big Fishweir Creek (WBID 2280), Deer Creek (WBID 2256), Terrapin Creek (WBID 2204), Goodbys Creek (WBID 2326), and Open Creek (WBID 2299). The BMAP was developed as part of the Department’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program, as authorized under the Florida Watershed Restoration Act (Section 403.067, Florida Statutes). The Final Order has been assigned OGC Case No. 09-3783. A copy of the BMAP is available at the Department of Environmental Protection’s Northeastern District Office, 7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida. The BMAP and the adopted final order may be obtained from the FDEP website at: http://www.dep. state.fl.us/water/watersheds/bmap.htm. A person whose substantial interests are affected by this final order 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 the 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: 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.

The final order also may be obtained by contacting Ms. Holly Pelt, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Rd. (MS #3565), Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or by calling (850)245-8556 or by email: holly.pelt@dep.state.fl.us.