Announcement

Subject: PUBLIC MEETING FOR PROPOSED LAKE OKEECHOBEE TRIBUTARIES TMDLs

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding a public meeting on May 2, 2007, at 9:00 am regarding the proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Lake Okeechobee Tributaries at the Lee County Commission Chambers in the Old Lee County Courthouse located at 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed TMDLs for the Lake Okeechobee Tributaries.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting comment on the proposed TMDLs until May 31, 2007.  Persons wishing to comment on the proposed TMDLs or to offer new data or information regarding the proposed TMDLs are invited to submit the same in writing no later than May 31, 2007, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960, ATTENTION: Ms. Sibyl Cole, Standards, Monitoring and TMDL Branch.  A copy of each of the proposed TMDLs can be obtained through the Internet or by contacting Ms. Cole at (404) 562-9437 or via electronic mail at cole.sibyl@epa.gov. The URL address for the proposed TMDLs is: http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/tmdl/florida/index.htm