Approval of a Water Use Permit for agricultural irrigation activities.

NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTION BY
THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that the Districts Agency Action is approval of a Water Use Permit to serve agricultural irrigation activities. The total authorized withdrawal is 695,900 gallons per day (GPD), the Peak Month is 1,763,200 GPD and the Maximum is unspecified GPD. The project is located in DeSoto County, Sections 32&33, Township 38 South, Range 23 East and Sections 4&5 Township 39 South, Range 23 East. The permit applicant is Spanish Trail Land and Cattle Co., LLC whose address is 735 E. Venice Ave # 200, Venice, FL 34285. The Permit No. is 20 009478.010 
The file(s) pertaining to the project referred to above is available for inspection Monday through Friday except for legal holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Southwest Florida Water Management District, 7601 Highway 301 North, Tampa, Florida 33637.
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
Any person whose substantial interests are affected by the Districts action regarding this application may request an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 28-106, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), of the Uniform Rules of Procedure. A request for hearing must (1) explain how the substantial interests of each person requesting the hearing will be affected by the Districts action, or proposed action; (2) state all material facts disputed by each person requesting the hearing or state that there are no disputed facts; and (3) otherwise comply with Chapter 28-106, FA. C. A request for hearing must be filed with and received by the Agency Clerk of the District at the Districts Brooksville address, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899 within 21 days of publication of this notice (or within 14 days for an Environmental Resource Permit application with Proprietary Authorization for the use of Sovereign Submerged Lands). Failure to file a request for hearing within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right such person may have to request a hearing under Sections 120.569 and 1 20.57,F.S.
Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the Districts final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice of proposed agency action. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the District on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.
Mediation pursuant to Section 120.573, F.S., to settle an administrative dispute regarding the Districts proposed action in this matter is not available prior to the filing of a request for hearing.
Publish: 02/20/26
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