a variance under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, from the requirements of Rule 62-610.521(6), Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The petitioner Talquin Electric Cooperative, Inc., Post Office Box 1679, Quincy, Florida 32353 seeks relief from ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
62-610.521: Setback Distances

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 19, 2012, the Department of Environmental Protection, received a petition for a variance under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, from the requirements of subsection 62-610.521(6), Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The petitioner Talquin Electric Cooperative, Inc., Post Office Box 1679, Quincy, Florida 32353 seeks relief from the Part IV, rapid-rate land application systems, setback distance requirement of 100 feet from the edge of their Lake Jackson WWTP southern most rapid infiltration basin (RIB) to the site property line required by subsection 62-610.521(6), F.A.C. A survey of the site has identified that the closest distance from the property line to the edge of the RIB is measured at 70 feet. The petitioner is requesting a permanent variance to reduce the setback from 100 feet to a minimum of 70 feet. Talquin Electric Cooperative (TEC) has traced the current setback distance to the original construction plans developed by Southern Engineering Company dated October 1995. This set of plans is believed to be the same as what has been submitted to the Department for permitting. The Department issued the construction permit for the upgrades in 1995 and the construction was complete in 1997. The petition has been assigned OGC File No. 12-1045 and PA File No.: FLA010171-008-DWF/VO. Public comment must be received by the person below no later than 14 days from the date of publication of this notice.

A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Jonathan May, Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, Northwest District, 160 West Governmental Street, Suite 308, Pensacola, Florida 32502-5740 ([e-mail]), [phone].