The Department of Environmental Protection gives Notice that, pursuant to Section 403.067, F.S., a Final Order was entered on August 18, 2010, 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 fifteen water body segments (WBIDs) in the basin: Craig Creek (WBID 2297), McCoy Creek (WBID 2257), Williamson Creek (WBID 2316), Fishing Creek (WBID 2287), Deep Bottom Creek (WBID 2361), Moncrief Creek (WBID 2228), Blockhouse Creek (WBID 2207), Hopkins Creek (WBID 2266), Cormorant Branch (WBID 2381), Wills Branch (WBID 2282), Sherman Creek (WBID 2227), Greenfield Creek (WBID 2240), Pottsburg Creek (WBID 2265B), Upper Trout River (WBID 2203), and Lower Trout River (WBID 2203A). 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.: 10-2159.

A copy of the BMAP is available at the Department of Environmental Protection’s Northeast District Office, 7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida. The final order and adopted BMAP may also be obtained from the FDEP website: 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 Sections 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 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.

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