CLK23-190
NOTICE OF FINAL AGENCY
ACTION BY THE
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
WATER MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that the District’s Final Agency Action is approval of the application for a Water Use Permit to serve Public Water Supply activities. The total authorized withdrawal is 24,360,000 GPD, and Peak Month is 31,911,600 GPD. The project is located in Hernando County: Township 21 South, Range 18 East, Sections 4 and 10; Township 22 South, Range 17 East, Section 26; Township 22 South, Range 18 East, Sections 8, 19, and 30; Township 22 South, Range 19 East, Section 3; Township 22 South, Range 20 East, Sections 18, 29, and 34; Township 22 South, Range 21 East, Section 32; Township 23 South, Range 17 East, Sections 12, 15, 25, and 28; Township 23 South, Range 18 East, Sections 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, and 21; Township 23 South, Range 20 East, Sections 1, 3, 5, and 8; and Township 23 South, Range 21 East, Sections 3, and 11; Township 23 South, Range 21 East and 18 East, Section 6 and 17; Township 22 South, Range 18 East, Section 8 South and 35 South in Hernando County. The permit applicant is Hernando County BOCC, Wiscon Maintenance Compound whose address is 15400 Wiscon Road Brooksville, FL 34601. The Permit No. is 20005789.015.
The files pertaining to the project referred to above are available for inspection Monday through Friday except for legal holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p/m/, at the Southwest Florida Water Management District, 7601 Hwy 301 N, Tampa, FL 33637.
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
Any person whose substantial interests are affected by the District’s action regarding this matter may request an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 28-106, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), of the Uniform Rules of Procedure. A request for hearing must (1) explain how the substantial interests of each person requesting the hearing will be affected by the District’s action, or proposed action; (2) state all material facts disputed by each person requesting the hearing or state that there are no disputed facts; and (3) otherwise comply with Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. A request for hearing must be filed with and received by the Agency Clerk of the District at the District’s Tampa address, 7601 US Hwy. 301, Tampa, FL 33637-6759 within 21 days of publication of this notice. Failure to file a request for hearing within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right such person may have to request a hearing under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S.
Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the District’s final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice of agency action. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the District in this matter have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.
Mediation pursuant to Section 120.573, F.S., to settle an administrative dispute regarding the District’s action in this matter is not available prior to the filing of a request for hearing.
Published: December 22, 2023