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NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY INTENDED DISTRICT DECISION

 Pursuant to Subsection 373.2295(6), Florida Statutes (F.S.), the St. Johns River Water Management District (“District”) gives it Notice of Preliminary Intended District Decision for the Consumptive Use Permit application referenced below.

Melrose Water Association, PO Box 220, Melrose, FL 32666-0220 Consumptive Use Permit #7961-4. The District proposes to authorize the use of 0.146 million gallons per day (mgd) of groundwater from the Upper Floridan aquifer for public supply type use through 2042. The withdrawals used by this existing project will consist of Groundwater from Floridan Aquifer System - Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells in Putnam County, located in Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 23 East. This project is known as Melrose Water Association.

In part, the proposed permit would authorize the interdistrict transfer of groundwater from the St. Johns River Water Management District to the Suwannee River Water Management District for public supply use in Alachua, Bradford, Clay, and Putnam Counties.

Notifying the District in Writing of Your Position and Comments or Objections

 Within nineteen (19) days of the District depositing its Notice of Preliminary Intended District Decision in the mail (for those persons to whom the District mails actual notice), within fourteen (14) days of the District emailing the Notice of Preliminary Intended District Decision (for those persons to whom the District emails actual notice), or within fourteen (14) days of newspaper publication of the Notice of Preliminary Intended District Decision (for those persons to whom the District does not mail or email actual notice), you may, pursuant to Section 373.2295(6)(a), F.S., provide written notification to the District of your position and comments or objections (collectively, “Notification”) regarding the Notice of Preliminary Intended District Decision.  The time for submitting the Notification to the District is not extended by mailing.  The District will not accept electronic facsimile transmission of the Notification.

Your notification must be made in writing and submitted by hand delivery or U.S. mail to the District Clerk at District Headquarters, P. O. Box 1429, Palatka Florida 32178-1429 (4049 Reid St., Palatka, FL 32177), or by email with the District Clerk at Clerk@sjrwmd.com, within the time specified above. The time for submitting your notification is not extended by mailing. The District’s regular business hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and District holidays. Notifications received by the District Clerk after the District’s regular business hours shall be deemed to be received by the District as of 8:00 a.m. on the District’s next regular business day. The District’s acceptance of written Notifications that are submitted by e-mail is subject to certain conditions set forth in the District's Statement of Agency Organization and Operation (issued pursuant to Rule 28-101.001, F.A.C.), which is available for viewing at www.sjrwmd.com.  Attempting to submit your Notification by facsimile (fax) transmission is prohibited and shall not constitute receipt by the District of your Notification.

Within fourteen (14) days after the District files its Notice of Intended District Decision with the District Clerk, any substantially affected person(s) who previously timely submitted a written Notification of their position and comments or objections regarding the District’s Notice of Preliminary Intended District Decision pursuant to Section 373.2295(6)(a), F.S., may request review of the District’s Notice of Intended District Decision by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) pursuant to Section 373.2295(6)(d), F.S.  Please note that if there is no such timely filed requests for FDEP review, the District’s Notice of Intended District Decision shall become the final order of the District.  If such timely request for review by FDEP is made, any substantially affected person who requested such review will be afforded in opportunity to request an administrative hearing pursuant to Chapter 120, F.S., within fourteen (14) days after notice of FDEP’s intended action on the District’s Notice of Intended District Decision.

Other Information

 If you wish to receive a copy of the Technical Staff Report (TSR) that provides District staff’s analysis of the application, please submit your request to Director, Office of Business and Administrative Services, P.O. Box 1429, Palatka, FL 32178-1429. Once a TSR becomes available, you may also review it by going to the Permitting section of the District’s website at www.sjrwmd.com/permitting/index.html. To obtain information on how to find and view a TSR, visit https://permitting.sjrwmd.com/epermitting/html/EP_FAQs.html, and then follow the directions provided under “How to find a Technical Staff Report (TSR) or other application file documents.”

Legal 37229 Published Sept. 1, 2022 in Clay County's Clay Today Newspaper