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Lower St. Johns TMDL Executive Committee Highlights

 

St. Johns River Basin Management Action Plan

The Department gives Notice of a Final Order adopting the Lower St. Johns River (LSJR) Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP). The LSJR BMAP identifies the management strategies necessary to achieve the nutrient TMDLs for the main stem of the river from the confluence of the Ocklawaha River north to the mouth of the river. The Final Order has been assigned OGC Case No. 08-2428.


TMDL GOALS

  • Provides information dissemination and exchange among stakeholder groups.
  • Secures stakeholder participation in the detailed allocation and implementation stages of the TMDL process, bringing in diverse expertise and perspectives.
  • Provides a forum to assemble stakeholder allocation agreements and forge consensus on an implementation plan.
  • Improves linkages between TMDL implementation and growth management decisions of local governments.

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Executive Committee 

  1. Industry: Mr. Herschel Vinyard, Board Member, FCMA
  2. Agriculture: Mr. Wayne Smith, President, North Florida Growers Exchange
  3. Builders: Mr. Neil Aikenhead, Board Member Northeast Florida Builder's Association
  4. Utility Authorities: Ms. Athena Mann, Vice President of Environmental Services, JEA
  5. Environmental Interest: Mr. Don Loop, Executive Director, Stewards of the St. Johns
  6. Regional Planning Councils: Mr. Brian Teeple, Executive Director, Northeast Florida Regional Council 
  7. Forestry: Mr. Jim Kuhn, Shadow Lawn Farms Division of Reichold
  8. Local Government: Mr. Ray Avery, Director, Clay County Utility Authority
  9. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services: Mr. Jody Lee, DOACS
  10. Environmental Interest: Dr. Courtney Hackney, University of North Florida
  11. MSW - Public Works: Mr. Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi, P.E, Director Environmental and Compliance Dept City of Jacksonville
  12. Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Mr. Gregory Strong, Northeast District Director, Florida DEP
  13. St. Johns River Water Management District: Mr. Kirby Green, Executive Director, St. Johns River Water Management District
  14. United States Army Corps of Engineers: Mr. Jack Rintoul, Deputy District Engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers
  15. Local Government Utilities: Mr. Neal Shinkre, Utility Engineering Manager, St. Johns County Utility
  16. Military: Ms. Mary Beth E. Oxendine, Air & Water Section Head, U.S. Navy
  17. Local Government/MS4: Mr. Andrew Ames, St. Johns County Engineering
  18. Ex Officio: Mr. Phil Laurien, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
  19. Ex Officio: Ms. Vivian Garfein, Central District Director, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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Interested Parties

A large group of individuals are listed as interested parties.  They receive all meeting notifications and provide input into the process through their stakeholder group representatives. To be included on this list please contact Daryll Joyner at Daryll.Joyner@dep.state.fl.us or (850) 245-8431.

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Last updated: February 26, 2010
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