SWFWMD PERMIT APPLICATION

SWFWMD PERMIT APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Florida Water Management District has received Individual Surface Management permit application number 923734 from Fort Meade LLC, 7373 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20814. Application received: 08-06-2025. Proposed industrial activity: Construction of a data center and infrastructure. Project name: Fort Meade – Data Center Master Campus. Project size: +/-1,163 acres. Location: Section 8, 16, 9, 17 Township 31S, Range 25E in Polk County. Outstanding Florida Water: N/A. Aquatic Preserve: N/A. The application is available for public inspection Monday through Friday at the Tampa Service Office, 7601 US Highway 301, Tampa, FL 33637-6759. 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 administrative hearing regarding the application, you must send a written request referencing the permit application number to the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Regulation Performance Management Department, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville FL, 34604-6899 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 Performance Management Department at (352) 796-7211 or 1(800)423-1476, TDD only 1(800)231-6103. October 9,16,23,30 2025 LSAR0384190