Is there additional opportunity for public comment on the final Group 4 list?
The Departments final order starts a 21-day period during which interested parties may petition the decision to list or not list a waterbody as impaired. What happens next? After 21 days, the Department will submit the Group 4 list to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval. Once EPA has approved the list, the Department will develop and implement TMDLs for the impaired waters. How does this process restore Floridas water? Identifying impaired waters is only the first step. Once a TMDL is developed and adopted, the Department works with local stakeholders to develop a comprehensive restoration plan for the waterbody. Cleaning up impaired waters requires the participation and actions of local governments, businesses and citizens. What is the status of those waterways on the Group 1, 2 and 3 lists? The first group of impaired waters was adopted on August 28, 2002. The Department has developed more than165 TMDLs for Group 1, 2 and 3 waterbodies. The Department is curre
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Is there additional opportunity for public comment on the final Group 4 list?