NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Southwest Florida Water Management District has received Environmental Resource Permit application number 938461 from City of Clearwater, 100 S. Myrtle, Clearwater, FL 33760. Application received: April 6, 2026. Proposed activity: Recreational / municipal park improvements consisting of the construction of new pickleball courts and associated pedestrian improvements at Countryside Community Park. The project includes installation of impervious court surfaces and related site improvements within an existing municipal park facility. Stormwater runoff from the new impervious areas will be captured and treated by a proposed dry retention pond. Project name: Countryside Park Pickleball Courts. Project size: 0.87 acres. Location: Countryside Community Park, 2640 Sabal Springs Drive, Clearwater, Florida 33761, Section(s) 29, Township 28 South, Range 16 East, in Pinellas County. Watershed: Anclote River, Curlew Creek, HUC 12 031002070503. Outstanding Florida Water: Yes. The project activities are located within Anclote River, Curlew Creek, HUC 12 031002070503, containing the Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve, which has been designated as an Outstanding Florida Water. Aquatic Preserve: Yes, Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve. 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.
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