NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 05, 2009, the South Florida Water Management District (District or SFWMD), received a petition for waiver from Florida Power and Light Company, Application No. 08-1230-1, for utilization of Works or Lands of the District known as the L-19 and L-20 Canals, to allow for the placement of an aerial powerline run with poles to be located approximately 11' from the top of the canal bank (4' behind the guardrail) along the L-19 and L-20, beginning approximately 1 mile south of SR 80 continuing southerly to approximately 2 miles south of SR 827. The new South Bay feeder will serve the area along US Highway 27 south of South Bay Substation, along with future loads from SFWMD, which includes Compartment B and EAA Reservoir Projects; Section 23, Township 44S, Range 36E, Palm Beach County. The Petition seeks relief from subsection 40E-6.011(4) and (6), Florida Administrative Code, which governs the placement of permanent and/or semi-permanent above-ground structures within 40 feet of the top of the canal bank within Works or Lands of the District.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Kathie Ruff at (561)682-6320 or e-mail at kruff@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: South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 1410, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, Attn.: Kathie Ruff, Office of Counsel.