Notice of Final Agency Action Taken by the Northwest Florida Water Management District

Notice of Final Agency Action Taken by the Northwest Florida Water Management District PERMIT NO: IND-091-325991-1 DATE ISSUED: September 08, 2025 PROJECT NAME: Patriot Ridge Phase 10 CONSTRUCTION PHASE EXPIRATION DATE: September 08, 2030. A PERMIT AUTHORIZING: This permit authorizes the construction of a stormwater management system consisting of a dry retention pond to serve a 5.95-acre, 17-lot single family residential phase of Patriot Ridge, located within Basin 6 of the existing Shoal River Lakes located in Okaloosa County. This permit does not authorize any impacts to wetlands or other surface waters. A wetland buffer which is to remain undisturbed around the other surface water to the east of the project has been included in the design to minimize secondary impacts to the adjacent surface water and downstream waters. The surface water management system is in accordance with the approved plans prepared by Jenkins Engineering, Inc. LOCATION: Section(s): 33 Township(s): 3N Range(s): 23W The application file is available online and can be accessed through the District's e-Permitting Portal at: https://permitting.sjrwrnd.com/nwepermitting/jsp/Search.do?theAction=PermitNumSearch. If you have any questions or are experiencing difficulty viewing the electronic application, please contact us at (850) 951-4660. A person whose substantial interests are affected by the District permitting decision may petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57 F.S., or may choose to pursue mediation as an alternative remedy under Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, and Rules 28-106.111 and 28-106.401-404, Florida Administrative Code. Petitions must comply with the requirements of Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 28-106 and be filed with (received by) the District Clerk located at District Headquarters, 81 Water Management Drive, Havana, FL 32333-4712. Petitions for administrative hearing on the above application must be filed within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice or within twenty-six (26) days of the District depositing notice of this intent in the mail for those persons to whom the District mails actual notice. Failure to file a petition within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right(s) such person(s) may have to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., concerning the subject permit. Petitions which are not filed in accordance with the above provisions are subject to dismissal. 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. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the District on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceedings, in accordance with the requirements set forth above. Publication Dates LSAR0369039