Draft 2022 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER) – Volume I Web Board Public and Peer Review

Date and Time:

The web board will be available for public comment on the draft 2022 SFER – Volume I from October 4, 2021, through November 1, 2021. The SFER web board will also be available for public viewing from October 4, 2021, through March 15, 2022.

Place:

A copy of the Draft 2022 SFER -Volume I can be accessed at the following link during the above listed dates: 

CONTACT INFORMATION: 

For information regarding this review, please write to the South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406, or contact: Kim Chuirazzi 561-682-2425; kchuiraz@sfwmd.gov.

General Subject Matter to be Considered:

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) announces the upcoming web posting of the draft 2022 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER) – Volume I to which all persons are invited to view and encouraged to comment. The public and peer review will be conducted on a dedicated web board, which will be accessible from SFWMD’s website at https://www.sfwmd.gov/science-data/scientific-publications-sfer. This notice is an update to the previously posted notice. The posting of the draft Volume I chapters and appendices will be split into two posting dates and the review period extended. The two posting dates are October 4 and October 14, 2021.

Beginning on October 4, 2021, through March 15, 2022, interested parties may access the SFER web board and view communications among the peer review panelists, agency responses to comments, electronically stored communications, and other public records associated with the draft 2022 SFER – Volume I that are web posted. Peer review panelists comments and recommendations will be posted on the web board, and the public can access this information via the website. The public may comment directly on the web board at any time between October 4, 2021, through November 1, 2021, on any aspect of the draft 2022 SFER – Volume I, particularly on relevant scientific or technical data and findings. Communications and documents from all parties can be accessed at any time once they are posted during the review period.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this event is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the event by contacting: District Clerk, Rosie Byrd, rbyrd@sfwmd.gov. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).