NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 25, 2011, the Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest District, received a petition for a variance under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, from the requirements of subsection 62-610.421(2), F.A.C. The petitioner, Joyce Estes, Chairperson, Eastpoint Water & Sewer District, Sewer Plant Road, Eastpoint, Florida 32328, seeks relief from the Part II, Slow-rate land application systems, restricted public access setback distance requirement of 100 feet from the edge of the wetted area to buildings that are not part of the treatment facility, utilities system, or municipal operation; or to the site property line required by subsection 62-610.421(2), F.A.C., for the Eastpoint Wastewater Treatment Plant Sprayfield. The petitioner is requesting a variance to reduce the setback from 100 feet to 20 feet for the existing 38.42 acres of sprayfields that were previously permitted by the Department in July 2000.The petition has been assigned OGC File No. 11-0543 and PA File No.: FLA010065-007-DWF/VO. 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: Jonathan May, Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, Northwest District, 160 West Governmental Street, Suite 308, Pensacola, Florida 32502-5740; (jonathan.may@dep.state.fl.us), telephone (850)595-0609.