The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment and Restoration Support announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
DATES AND TIMES: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas Research Reserve Auditorium, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082
DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 9:00 a.m.; Friday, September 3, 2010, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Conference Room, 4000 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Suite 100, Pinellas Park, Florida 33782
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: These meetings are being held to discuss draft reports that summarize available information and present proposed approaches for development of numeric nutrient criteria for estuaries and coastal areas throughout the state. Each meeting will be specific to a coastal portion of the state as follows: Tallahassee (Perdido Bay to Apalachee Bay), Pinellas Park (Suwannee River Estuary to Caloosahatchee/Charlotte Harbor), West Palm Beach (Rookery Bay to St. Lucie River Estuary), and Ponte Vedra Beach (Indian River Lagoon to St. Marys River Estuary). Note that the morning of September 2nd will be dedicated to numeric nutrient criteria discussions of the Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, and Charlotte Harbor National Estuarine Program areas. Approximately two weeks prior to the meetings, the draft reports will be posted to the Department’s internet site: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wqssp/nutrients/estuarine.htm. To ensure constructive dialogue, attendees are encouraged to read the reports prior to the meetings. While not intended as a meeting of the Marine Numeric Nutrient Criteria Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), one or more members of the MTAC may participate and provide comments at these 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, e-mail: eric.shaw@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: 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).