NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 26, 2010, the St. Johns River Water Management District, received a petition for variance from the St. Augustine Airport Authority. Pursuant to Section 373.414(17), F.S., the airport seeks a variance from paragraph 40C-4.302(1)(c), F.A.C., and the associated portions of the Applicant’s Handbook: Management and Storage of Surface Waters, including Sections 10.1.1(c), 12.1.1(d) and 12.2.5(c), with respect to Environmental Resource Permit Application 40-109-28307-40, to construct an Approach Lighting System in salt marsh at the end of Runway 13-31. The airport proposes to construct directly in the Tolomato River, which is classified by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as conditionally restricted for shellfish harvesting. The petition has been assigned F.O.R. Number 2010-14. Comments on this petition should be filed: Sandra Bertram, Acting District Clerk, St. Johns River Water Management District, P. O. Box 1429, Palatka, Florida 32178-1429, within 14 days of publication of this notice.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Tara Boonstra, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, St. Johns River Water Management District, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida 32177, or by telephone at (386)329-4448.