1. (a) Whenever a restricted use area is established, the department shall:

   1. (1) Post signs and place buoys warning of a restricted use area in accordance with Env-Wq 1304.03 and Env-Wq 1304.04;
   2. (2) Issue a press release to the newspapers serving each town in which the waterbody having the restricted use area is located; and
   3. (3) Add the waterbody to the list posted on the department’s website pursuant to (b)(2), below.

2. (b) By June 1 of each year, the department shall:

   1. (1) Issue press releases to the newspapers in the towns surrounding each water body in which a restricted use area is designated or has been de-listed within the past 12 months to inform the public that a list of restricted use areas is available on the department’s web site; and
   2. (2) Post a list that identifies each waterbody that has a restricted use area or an area that has been de-listed within the past 12 months on the department’s website.

3. (c) The press release issued pursuant to (a)(2), above, and the list posted pursuant to (b)(2), above, shall include the following information:

   1. (1) The town(s) in which the water body containing the restricted use area is located;
   2. (2) The name of the water body containing the restricted use area;
   3. (3) The specific location of the infestation within the water body;
   4. (4) The type of infestation; and
   5. (5) The general dimensions of the restricted use area.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1300) #8703-A, eff 9-5-06; ss by #10696, eff 10-18-14 (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1300)