Approval of Environmental Resource Permit for parking lot and sewer improvements.

NOTICE OF FINAL AGENCY ACTION BY 
THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 
Notice is given that the District's Final Agency Action is approval of the application for an Environmental Resource Permit to serve New Building, Proposed Parking Lot, and Sewer/Storm Upgrades activities on 
1.74 acres
 known as Levy County Development Office Parking Lot and Sanitary Sewer Improvements.
The project is located in Levy County, Section(s) 17, Township 12 South, Range 17 East.
 The permit 
applicant is
 Tim Hodge, 
Levy
 County Board of County Commissioners whose address is 310 School Street, Bronson, FL 32621.
The Permit
 No. is ERP-935277.
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, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604.
NOTICE OF RIGHTS 
Any person whose substantial interests are affected by the 
District's
 action 
regarding
 this matter 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 District's 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, F.A.C. A request for hearing must be filed with and received by the Agency Clerk of the District at the District's Tampa address, 7601 US Hwy. 301, Tampa, FL 33637-6759 within 
21 days
 of publication of this notice (or within
14 days
 for an Environmental Resource Permit 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 120.57, F.S. 
Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the 
District's
final action
 may be different from the position taken by it in this notice of agency action. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the 
District
 in this matter 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 
District's
 action in this matter is not available prior to the filing of a request for hearing. 
Published April 24, 2026.