NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 24, 2012, the Department of Environmental Protection, received a petition for a variance under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, from the requirements of subsection 62-610.462(3), F.A.C. The petitioner Florida Governmental Utility Authority (280 Wekiva Springs Rd. Suite 2000, Longwood, Fl 32779) seeks relief from the minimum staffing requirements for a wastewater facility in that rule that mandates staffing by a Class C operator 6 hours per day, 7 days per week at their Lake Fairways WWTP located at US Hwy 41 and Lake Fairways Blvd., North Fort Myers, FL 33918. The petitioner is requesting a permanent variance from those minimum staffing requirements. Instead they request that the staffing requirement be reduced to 6 hours a day for 5 days a week with a weekend visit of one hour. The petition has been assigned OGC File No. 12-1633. Public comment must be received by the person below no later than 14 days from the date of publication of this notice.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Gary Maier, South District Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 2549, Fort Myers, Florida 33902; gary.maier@dep.state.fl.us; 239-344-5664.