NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 23, 2011, the Department of Environmental Protection, received a petition for a variance from Hendry County under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, requesting a variance from meeting the requirements of subsection 62-610.865(8), F.A.C., at their wastewater treatment plant. When blending of reclaimed water with demineralization concentrate, subsection 62-610.865(8), F.A.C., requires continuous monitoring for specific conductance and weekly monitoring of total suspended solids, fluoride, total dissolved solids, chlorides, pH, and sodium absorption ratio. Hendry County is requesting a variance to reduce the monitoring of these parameters to quarterly. The petition has been assigned OGC File No. 11-0509. 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: Brandon Ivey, Department of Environmental Protection, South District, P. O. Box 2549, Fort Myers, Florida 33902-2549, (brandon.ivey@dep.state.fl.us), telephone (239)344-5600.