St. Johns River Water Management District
Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) Regional Water Supply Plan
The St. Johns River Water Management District (District) gives notice of its decision on November 10, 2015, approving the 2015 Central Florida Water Initiative Regional Water Supply Plan (CFWI RWSP), including the 2035 Water Resources Protection and Water Supply Strategies (Solutions Strategies), which was jointly developed by the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) (collectively, the Districts) in coordination with stakeholders. The documents are further described below:
1.2015 CFWI RWSP (Volume I) is available at
http://cfwiwater.com/pdfs/plans/CFWI_RWSP_VolI_Draft_2015-10-26.pdf
2.Appendices to Volume I (Volume IA) is available at
http://cfwiwater.com/pdfs/plans/CFWI_RWSP_VolIA_Draft_2015-10-26.pdf
3.Solutions Strategies (Volume II), is available at
http://cfwiwater.com/pdfs/plans/WRP_VolII_Draft_2015-10-23.pdf
4.Appendices to Volume II (Volume IIA) is available at
http://cfwiwater.com/pdfs/plans/WRP_VolIIA_Draft_2015-10-26.pdf
Collectively, these documents are referred to as the 2015 CFWI RWSP Document Series. The 2015 CFWI RWSP Document Series were developed and approved to implement section 373.709, Florida Statutes. In the 2015 CFWI RWSP, the Districts have determined that existing sources of water are not adequate in all of Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole Counties, and southern Lake County (CFWI Planning Area) to supply water for all existing and future reasonable-beneficial uses and to sustain the water resources and related natural systems through 2035. The CFWI Planning Area shall be considered a Water Resource Caution Area (WRCA) for the purposes of Section 403.064, F.S. The 2015 CFWI RWSP Document Series identifies alternative water supply (AWS) projects from which water suppliers may choose for meeting water supply needs within the designated WRCA. Although AWS projects added to the 2015 CFWI RWSP Document Series are potentially eligible for certain District funding, there is no assurance of funding.
The file(s) containing the 2015 CFWI RWSP Document Series are available for inspection Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the St. Johns River Water Management District Headquarters, 4049 Reid St., Palatka, Florida, 32177-2529. If you wish to receive a copy, please submit your request to the Office of Business and Administrative Services, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida, 32177-2529. You may also review these documents by using your web browser to go to the website described above.
A person whose substantial interests may be affected by the District’s decision on a regional water supply plan or the designation of the CFWI Planning Area as a water resource caution area has the right to request an administrative hearing in accordance with Section 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., and Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. A request for hearing must be filed with (received by) the District 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 email with the District Clerk at Clerk@sjrwmd.com, within twenty-six (26) days of the District depositing notice of District decision in the mail (for those persons to whom the District mails actual notice), within twenty-one (21) days of the District emailing notice of District decision (for those persons to whom the District emails actual notice), or within twenty-one (21) days of newspaper publication of the notice of District decision (for those persons to whom the District does not mail or email actual notice). 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 will not accept a petition sent by facsimile (fax), as explained below. Mediation pursuant to Section 120.573, F.S., is not available.
A person whose substantial interests are or may be affected has the right to a formal administrative hearing pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., where there is a dispute between the District and the party regarding an issue of material fact. A petition for formal hearing must also comply with the requirements set forth in Rule 28-106.201, F.A.C. A person whose substantial interests are or may be affected has the right to an informal administrative hearing pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57(2), F.S., where no material facts are in dispute. A petition for an informal hearing must comply with the requirements set forth in Rule 28-106.301, F.A.C.
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. Petitions received by the District Clerk after 5:00 p.m., or on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, shall be deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m. on the next regular District business day. The District’s acceptance of petitions filed by email 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 at www.sjrwmd.com/agency_statement.pdf. These conditions include, but are not limited to, the petition being in the form of a PDF or TIFF file and being capable of being stored and printed by the District. Further, pursuant to the District’s Statement of Agency Organization and Operation, attempting to file a petition by facsimile is prohibited and shall not constitute filing.
Failure to file a request for hearing within the specified time period shall constitute a waiver of any right any such person may have to request a hearing pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., and Rule 28-106.111, F.A.C.
Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the timely filing of a request for hearing may result in the District’s final action being different from its original action. A person whose substantial interests are or may be affected by the District’s final action has the right to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.
