The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment and Restoration Support announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: February 23, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
PLACE: Crystal River Preserve State Park Conference Room, 3266 N. Sailboat Ave., Crystal River, Florida
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This meeting is being held to aid the Department in establishing numeric nutrient criteria for estuaries and coastal waters in the following areas: Big Bend from Dekle Beach to Crystal River, Kings Bay/Crystal River, Springs Coast from Crystal River to Anclote Keys. The Department is seeking to gather information on individual marine systems that will serve to support statewide criteria development and provide a solid foundation to establish nutrient criteria appropriate for each specific area. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit and discuss information regarding nutrients and documented associations between nutrients and ecological conditions within the estuaries. While not intended as a meeting of the Numeric Nutrient Criteria Technical Advisory Committee (Nutrient TAC), one or more members of the Nutrient TAC may participate and provide comments at this meeting.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Nia Wellendorf, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment and Restoration Support, MS #6511, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, (850)245-8190 or e-mail: nijole.wellendorf@dep.state.fl.us.
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: Nia Wellendorf at (850)245-8190. 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).