The Department of Environmental Protection hereby gives notice:
That on April 8, 2011, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a Final Order granting a petition for variance to Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. The petition for variance was received on February 23, 2011, seeking a variance from Rule 62-550.310, F.A.C., to allow for exceedance of the sodium maximum contaminant level (MCL). The petition was assigned OGC Case No. 11-0422. Notice of receipt of this petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on March 18, 2011. No public comment was received. The final order granted a variance from the sodium MCL because the petitioner demonstrated substantial hardship and that the purposes of the underlying statutes would be met with the conditions imposed by the Department. The conditions require that the Department be notified of any change in status of the system, conversion of the nature of the business, or the sale or transfer of ownership. The variance does not relieve the Petitioner from meeting other contaminant MCLs or excuse the system from monitoring and reporting sodium or other inorganics as required by rule.
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Van Hoofnagle, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3520, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, telephone (850)245-8631.