26-01151T

FIRST INSERTION
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) issued on September 16, 2026, a Short Form Letter Modification Statewide Environmental Resource Permit at Seagrass, by applicants: BF-KL Seagrass, LLC, 105 NE 1st Street, Delray Beach, Florida 33444; and North Loop Community Development District, 14025 Riveredge Drive, Suite 175, Tampa, Florida 33637. Application No. 43 033205.005. Application received: July 31, 2026. Authorization summary: Installation and operation of a water level-controlled augmentation and irrigation pump system within Lakes B and F for lawn and landscape irrigation purposes. This Statewide Environmental Resource Permit is associated with previously approved Water Use Permit (WUP) No. 20 021051.000 which authorizes 80,900 gallons per day (gpd) Annual Average Daily, 91,500 gpd Drought Annual Average, 230,100 gpd Peak Month, and a Maximum Crop (Frost-Freeze) Protection of zero (0) gallons per event for residential lawn and landscape. Location: Sections 21 and 28, Township 41 South, Range 23 East in Charlotte County. 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 Brooksville address, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899 within 14 days of publication of this notice. 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. The application is available for public inspection Monday through Friday at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, Florida 33637 or through the “Application & Permit Search Tools” function on the District’s website at www.watermatters.org/permits/. Interested persons may inspect a copy of the application and submit written objections and comments concerning the application within 14 days from the date of this notice. The District does not discriminate based on disability. Anyone requiring accommodation under the ADA should contact the Regulation Bureau at (813)985-7481 or 1(800)836-0797, TDD only 1(800)231-6103.
September 25, 2026 26-01151T

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