NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 02, 2011, the South Florida Water Management District (District), received a petition for waiver that was amended. The amended petition for waiver was filed on November 2, 2011, by Robert B. Whaley-CenturyLink, Application No. 11-1007-1, for utilization of Works or Lands of the District known as the Cocohatchee Canal, Collier County for the proposed installation of aerial telecommunications cable spanning the Cocohatchee Canal. The proposed project within the Cocohatchee Canal right of way is located approximately 290 feet West of Centerline of the Old Cypress Bridge (Logan Boulevard), Section 29, Township 48 South, Range 26 East. The Petition seeks relief from paragraph 40E-6.221(2)(j), Florida Administrative Code, which governs vertical clearance for aerial crossings within Works or Lands of the District.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Juli Russell at (561)682-6268 or e-mail at jurussel@sfwmd.gov. The District will accept comments concerning the petition for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received by the end of business on the 14th day at the: South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 1410, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, Attn: Juli Russell, Office of Counsel.