STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE PERMIT The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) gives notice of its intent to issue a modification to a Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Regulation Act (CERPRA) permit for construction of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) North L-5 Remnant Canal Improvement and S-622 Gated Box Culvert (File No. 0419768-004), in accordance with Section 373.1502, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Title 62, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), to the South Florida Water Management District. The application is available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at the Departments Office of Water Policy and Ecosystems Restoration, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Mail Station 24, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, telephone number (850) 245-2228. This project includes construction of two additional CEPP-N features: the S-622 Gated Box Culvert, and the L-5 Remnant Canal Improvements. The S-622 Gated Box Culvert will deliver 500 cfs from the L-5 Remnant Canal west to the L-5 Canal. There is currently a plug that separates the L-5 Canal from the L-5 Remnant Canal that provides public access across the canals. The S-622 Gated Box Culvert will perform the same function as the existing earthen plug, providing public access across the canals, and isolating the L-5 Remnant Canal when the culvert gates are closed. The L-5 Remnant Canal Improvements includes enlarging the canal to meet CEPP flows of 500 cfs, from the eastern side of the STA 3/4 Discharge Canal westward to the earthen plug corresponding to the location of the S-622 Gated Box Culvert. These construction activities include a new dredge materials management area (DMMA) that includes earthen berms for the beneficial use of material from the L-5 Remnant Canal Improvement Project and the future L-5 Canal Improvement Project. This permit conceptually authorizes the future enlargements to the L-5 Canal, removal of the plug at the western terminus of the L-5 Remnant Canal and the associated wetland and surface water impacts within the L-5 Canal. The S-622 Gated Box Culvert will be located near the confluence of the L-5 Remnant Canal and the STA 3/4 Discharge Canal, approximately 250-feet east of the existing earthen plug within the western limit of the L-5 Remnant Canal and generally, south of the Griffin Rock Pits in Section 27, Township 47 South, and Range 37 East in Broward County. The L-5 Remnant Canal is located between US Highway 27 and the existing earthen plug and the area, and the area south of the Griffin Rock Pits. The project exists in Sections 7-12, Township 48S, Range 36E, alongside Sections 25-30, Township 47S, Range 47E, with Sections 27-30, Township 47S, Range 38E. Furthermore, there are Broward County Sections 25-26, Township 47S, and Range 37E, Section 27, Township 47S, Range 37E, and Sections 28-30, Township 47S, Range 37E. Finally, Sections 7, Township 48S, Range 36E of Broward County pair with Sections 21 and 22, Township 47, Range 38E, and Sections 21 and 22, Township 47, Range 38E of Palm Beach County. The Department will issue this permit unless a timely petition for an administrative proceeding is filed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., before the deadline for filing a petition. On the filing of a timely and sufficient petition, this action will not be final and effective until further order of the Department. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the hearing process may result in a modification of the agency action or even denial of the application. A person whose substantial interests are affected by the Departments action may petition for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Pursuant to Rule 28-106.201, F.A.C., a petition for an administrative hearing must contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agencys file or identification number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, any facsimile number, and telephone number of the petitioner; the name, address, and telephone number of the petitioners representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an explanation of how the petitioners substantial interests are or will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A statement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the agency decision; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so indicate; (e) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts that the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the agencys proposed action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or statutes that the petitioner contends require reversal or modification of the agencys proposed action, including an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules or statutes; and (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action that the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agencys proposed action. The petition must be filed (received by the Clerk) in the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000. Also, a copy of the petition shall be mailed to the applicant at the address indicated above at the time of filing. In accordance with Rule 62-110.106(3), F.A.C., petitions for an administrative hearing by the applicant must be filed within 21 days of receipt of this written notice. Petitions filed by any persons other than the applicant, and other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 21 days of publication of the notice or within 21 days of receipt of the written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however, any person who has asked the Department for notice of agency action may file a petition within 21 days of receipt of such notice, regardless of the date of publication. The failure to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person's right to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to it. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the discretion of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C. Under Rule 62-110.106(4), F.A.C., a person whose substantial interests are affected by the Departments action may also request an extension of time to file a petition for an administrative hearing. The Department may, for good cause shown, grant the request for an extension of time. Requests for extension of time must be filed with the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, before the applicable deadline for filing a petition for an administrative hearing. A timely request for extension of time shall toll the running of the time period for filing a petition until the request is acted upon. Mediation is not available in this proceeding. 11/20/24 7728060