NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 10, 2012, the Department of Environmental Protection, received a petition for for a variance under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, from the requirements of subsection 62-640.700(6)(b), F.A.C. The petitioner Jon Wimpy, President, Appalachian Material Service, Inc., seeks relief from the requirement in that rule so that the Class A and B biosolids treated by alkaline addition and land applied at their JMC Biosolids Land Application Site (located on Alturas-Babson Park Cutoff and East of Lake Buffum Road) would not have to comply with the best management practice of incorporation or injection or have the application area be located at a distance of one-quarter mile from the property line. The petitioner would additionally not have to receive written consent from the affected adjacent property owners so that the setback distance could be decreased to the requirements of Rule 62-640.700(8)(b)2, F.A.C. The petitioner is requesting a permanent variance from the one-quarter mile setback distance and the requirement to receive written consent from the affected adjacent property owners for land application of biosoilds treated by alkaline addition, without use of injection or incorportation. The petition has been assigned OGC File No. 12-1486. Any interested person or agency may submit written comments on the petition for a variance or waiver within 14 days from the date of publication of this notice.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Jeff Hilton, Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, Southwest District, 13051 N Telecom Parkway, Temple Terrace, FL 33637-0926; jeff.hilton@dep.state.fl.us; 813-632-7600.