NOTICE OF ST. JOHNS RIVER
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT INTENDED DECISION(S)
The District intends to grant permit(s) for the consumptive use permit application(s) described below at the District's Governing Board meeting on June 9, 2026:
Gainesville Regional Utilities, PO Box 147117, Sta E3-F, Gainesville, FL 32614-7117 Consumptive Use Permit application #11339-8. The District authorizes the use of 34.6 million gallons per day (mgd) of groundwater from the Upper Floridan aquifer for public supply use through 2056. The withdrawals used by this project will consist of Groundwater from FAS - Upper Floridan Aquifer via 15 active wells and 1 proposed well in Alachua County, located in Sections: 23 & 33, Township 08 South, Range 20 East and Sections: 5, 9, 15, Township 09 South, Range 20 East. This project is known as GRU - Murphree WTP.
If you wish to receive a copy of a Technical Staff Report (TSR) that provides the St. Johns River Water Management District (District) staffs' analysis of the permit application, please submit your request to: Director, Office of Records and Regulatory Support, 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."
A person whose substantial interests are or may be affected has the right to request an administrative hearing by filing a written petition with the District. Pursuant to Chapter 28-106 and Rule 40C-1.1007, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), the petition must be filed (received) either by delivery at the office of the District Clerk at District Headquarters, P. O. Box 1429, Palatka Florida 32178-1429 (4049 Reid St., Palatka, FL 32177) or by e-mail with the District Clerk at Clerk@sjrwmd.com, within twenty-one (21) days of newspaper publication of the notice of intended District decision (for those persons to whom the District does not mail or email actual notice). A petition for an administrative hearing is deemed filed upon receipt of the complete petition by the District Clerk at the District Headquarters in Palatka, Florida during theDistrict's regular business hours. The District's regular business hours are 8 a.m. 5 p.m., excluding weekends and District holidays. Petitions received by the District Clerk after the District's regular business hours shall be deemed filed as of 8 a.m. on the next regular District business day. A petition must comply with Sections 120.54(5)(b)4. and 120.569(2)(c), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. The District's acceptance of petitions filed 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. The District will not accept a petition sent by facsimile (fax). Mediation may be available if you meet the conditions stated in the full Notice of Rights (see last paragraph).
The right to an administrative hearing and the relevant procedures to be followed are governed by Chapter 120, F.S., Chapter 28-106, F.A.C., and Rule 40C-1.1007, F.A.C. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means the District's final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice. Failure to file a petition for an administrative hearing within the requisite time frame shall constitute a waiver of the right to an administrative hearing. (Rule 28-106.111, F.A.C.).
If you wish to do so, please visit www.sjrwmd.com/nor_intdec/ to read the complete Notice of Rights to determine any legal rights you may have concerning the District's intended decision(s) on the Individual Consumptive Use Permit Applications(s)Environmental Resource Permit
Application(s) described above. You can also request the Notice of Rights by contacting the Director, Office of Records and Regulatory Support P. O. Box 1429, Palatka, FL 32178, tele. no. (386)329-4268.
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