NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODFOR DRAFT MARYLANDPHASE II WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Draft documentation of Maryland’sPhase II Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) for the Chesapeake BayTMDL will be available for public review and comment on the MDE website at:
The public comment period will be open through Friday, March 9,2012. Comments should be sent by email to wipcoordinator@mde.state.md.us (preferred) or by mail to Tom Thornton at the address provided below. Additional information on the public comment process is provided on the draftPhase II WIP documents web page.
A series of regional public informational meetings isscheduled to take place during the comment period. Formal comments willnot be taken at the public meetings, which are intended to provide informationand answer questions about the draft Phase II WIP. The schedule andadditional information about the meetings are also provided on the web page.

