Notice of Variances and Waivers

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Southwest Florida Water Management District
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40D-4.091: Publications and Agreements Incorporated by Reference
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 23, 2007, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, received a petition for waiver of Flood Plain Encroachment, Application No. 44007521.016, from Chastain-Skillman, Inc., representing petitioner Deborah A. Kos, for the project area located at the rear of lots 163 and 164 in the Oak Brook subdivision of the Country Club of Sebring as identified in Highlands County Plat Book 15 Page 138. The petition seeks relief from requirements outlined in the Southwest Florida Water Management District Basis of Review for Environmental Resource Permitting (incorporated by reference in Rule 40D-4.091, F.A.C.), Section 4.4: Flood Plain Encroachment, which provides that no net encroachment into the flood plain, up to that encompassed by the 100-year event, which will adversely impact either conveyance, storage, water quality or adjacent lands will be allowed. Any required compensating storage shall be equivalently provided between the seasonal high water level and the 100-year flood level to allow storage function during all lesser flood events.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Martha Moore, Senior Attorney, Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604-6899, telephone (352) 796-7211 or (800) 423-1476, extension 4651.
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: Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604-6899. Attn: Martha Moore, Office of General Counsel.