SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT APPLICATION

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Florida Water Management District has received Environmental Resource permit application number 934778 from the Manatee County Public Works Department, 1022 26th Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34208. Application received: February 9, 2026. Proposed activity: To install two Automated Outfall Structures (AOS) in two ponds adjacent to RioMar Subdivision and provide improvements to a western outfall canal leading to Pearce Drain (Canal). Project name: RioMar at Sarasota Automated Outfall Structures. Project size: 2.96 acres. Location: Section(s) 20, Township 35 South, Range 18 East, in Manatee County. Outstanding Florida Water: No. Aquatic preserve: No. 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 comments concerning the application. Comments must include the permit application number and be received within 14 days from the date of this notice. If you wish to be notified of intended agency action or an opportunity to request an administrative hearing regarding the application, you must send a written request referencing the permit application number to the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Regulation Bureau, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, Florida 33637 or submit your request through the District's website at www.watermatters.org. 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. March 27 2026 LSAR0485559