NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 15, 2010, the St. Johns River Water Management District, received a petition for variance from the St. Augustine-St. Johns County 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 the “Runway Safety Area and Spoil Island Restoration Project” and the “Taxiway C Replacement, Tidal Canal Relocation, and Runway Safety Area Improvement Project.” 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 petitions have been assigned to F.O.R. Numbers 2010-18 and 2010-19. Comments on these petitions should be filed with 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, St. Johns River Water Management District, P. O. Box 1429, Palatka, Florida 32178-1429.