STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Phil Bryant, GOVERNOR
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Trudy D. Fisher, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: Robbie Wilbur
February 18, 2013 601/961-5277
MDEQ Executive Director Invites Public To Comment On Gulf Restoration
(Jackson, Miss.) – Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality (MDEQ) Executive Director Trudy Fisher, along with
members of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, invite
members of the public to comment on the recently released "Path
Forward" document which sets forth an integrated approach to
Gulf restoration.
What: The purpose of the public engagement session is to receive
comments on The Path Forward to Restoring the Gulf Coast, a
document released by the Council in January which describes the
path to develop an initial Comprehensive Plan.
Where: Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center
2350 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, MS 39531
When: Tuesday, February 19th
5:00 p.m. -- Open House
6:00 p.m. -- Public Engagement Session
Who: The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council and the Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).
A copy of the "Path Forward" document can be viewed at
http://www.restorethegulf.gov/release/2013/01/29/path-forward-restoring-gulf-coast
. In addition to the public engagement session, comments can be
sent by email to restorecouncil@doc.gov.
Periodically MDEQ will release information on RESTORE Act
activities and meetings. A text group for the public is
available by texting "restore" to 601-863-8082.
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MDEQ has set up a texting group for media on the Gulf Coast. If you would
like to be on the list and receive info via text, then text "coastmedia" to
601-863-8082, or follow MDEQ on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/#!/MDEQ
Mr. Robbie Wilbur
Communications Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Post Office Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
601/961-5277
601/421-5699 (c)
601/961-5715 (f)
rwilbur@deq.state.ms.us
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