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 October 13, 2026:

May and Whitaker Family Partnership, Ltd, PO Box 2267, Umatilla, FL 32784-2267 Consumptive Use Permit application #2508-10. The District proposes to authorize the use of 0.41 million gallons per day (mgd) of groundwater from the Upper Floridan aquifer and 0.22 mgd of surface water from Lake Yale for irrigation of 375 acres of agricultural cultivated crops and livestock watering, and maximum daily withdrawals of 26.69 mgd of groundwater and 10.08 mgd of surface water for crop (frost/freeze) protection through 2039.The withdrawals used by this project will consist of groundwater from FAS - Upper Floridan Aquifer via 9 active wells in Lake County, located in Sections 19, 29 and 30, Township 18 South, Range 26 East and Section 26, Township 18 South, Range 29 East. The withdrawals used by this project will consist of surface water from Lake Yale via 5 active pumps in Lake County, located in Section 19, Township 18 South, Range 26 East and Section 26, Township 18 South, Range 29 East. This project is known as Flowertree/Cannon.

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 the District'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 theIndividual 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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