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Notice Of Rights 1 . A person whose substantial interests are or may be determined has the right to request an administrative hearing by filing a written petition with the St . Johns River Water Management District ( District) , or may choose to pursue mediation as an alternative remedy under Sections 120 . 569 and 120 . 573 , Florida Statutes , before the deadline for filing a petition . Choosing mediation will not adversely affect the rights to a hearing if mediation does not result in a settlement . The procedures for pursuing mediation are set forth in Sections120 . 569 and 120 . 57 , Florida Statutes , and Rules 28 - 106 . 111 and 28 - 106 . 401 - . 405 , Florida Administrative Code . Pursuant to Chapter 28- 106 and Rule 40C - 1 . 1007 , Florida Administrative Code , the petition must be filed at the office of the District Clerk at District Headquarters , P . O . Box 1429 , Palatka , Florida 32178 - 1429 ( 4049 Reid St . , Palatka , FL 32177 ) within twenty- six (26 ) days of the District depositing notice of District decision in the mail (for those persons to whom the District mails actual notice ) or within twenty-one (21 ) days of newspaper publication of the notice of District decision (for those persons to whom the District does not mail actual notice ) . A petition must comply with Chapter 28- 106 , Florida Administrative Code . 2 . If the Governing Board takes action which substantially differs from the notice of District decision , a person whose substantial interests are or may be determined has the right to request an administrative hearing or may choose to pursue mediation as an alternative remedy as described above . Pursuant to District Rule 40C- 1 . 1007 , Florida Administrative Code , the petition must be filed at the office of the District Clerk at the address described above , within twenty- six (26) days of the District depositing notice of final District decision in the mail (for those persons to whom the District mails actual notice) or within twenty-one ( 21 ) days of newspaper publication of the notice of its final agency action (for those persons to whom the District does not mail actual notice ) . Such a petition must comply with Rule Chapter 28 - 106 , Florida Administrative Code , 3 . A substantially interested person has the right to a formal administrative hearing pursuant to Section 120 . 569 and 120 . 57 ( 1 ) , Florida Statutes , where there is a dispute between the District and the party regarding an issue of material fact . A petition for formal must comply with the requirements set forth in Rule 28 - 106 . 201 , Florida - Administrative Code . 4 . A substantially interested person has the right to an informal hearing pursuant to Sections 120 . 569 and 120 . 57 (2 ) , Florida Statutes , where no material facts are in dispute . A petition for an informal hearing must comply with the requirements set forth in Rule 28 - 106 . 301 , Florida Administrative Code . 5 . A petition for an administrative hearing is deemed filed upon delivery of the petition to the District Clerk at the District headquarters in Palatka , Florida . 6 . 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 (Section 28 - 106 . 111 , Florida Administrative Code ) . 7 . The right to an administrative hearing and the relevant procedures to be followed are governed by Chapter 120 , Florida Statutes , and Chapter 28- 106 , Florida Administrative Code and Section 40C - 1 . 1007 , Florida Administrative Code .