Notice of Public Workshop by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Notice of Public Workshop by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announces a Public Workshop to present and give the public an opportunity to provide comments on revised draft fecal indicator bacteria Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for impaired surface waters in the Everglades West Coast Basin. These concertation-based TMDLs will be based on the generally applicable water quality criteria in subsection 62-302.530(6), F.A.C. Date: October 14, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Via GoToWebinar: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/179032828101504343 For more information on the workshop, contact Mr. Eric Simpson, Water Quality Evaluation and TMDL Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3555, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or by e-mail at Eric.Simpson@FloridaDEP.Gov. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or persons who require translation services (free of charge) are asked to contact DEP's Limited English Proficiency Coordinator at 850-245-2118 or LEP@FloridaDEP.gov at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting. If you have a hearing or speech impairment, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (voice). October 7 2025 LSAR0364859