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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.