News Release 529

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RESCHEDULES MEETING IN MACON ON DRAFT WATER QUALITY LIST DUE TO WEATHER

Volume 34-529

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, NOV. 29, 2006 -- Due to the impending bad weather, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has rescheduled its Nov. 30 public informational meeting on the water quality list.

The department has rescheduled the meeting to Thursday, Dec.7 at the department's Northeast Regional Office, 1709 Prospect Drive, Macon. Department representatives will be on hand from 4 to 7 p.m. to answer questions on the draft 2004/2006 303(d) List. The format of the meeting will provide participants the opportunity to visit one-on-one with representatives from the department.

For more information, contact the department's Water Protection Program at 573-751-1300 or 800-361-4827 or visit the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/proposed-2006-303d-pn.htm.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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