NOTICE OF DRAFT PERMIT

STATE OF FLORIDA-DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

NOTICE OF DRAFT PERMIT

The Department of Environmental Protection gives notice of its preparation of a draft permit to the Chemours Company FC LLC, that applied on September 28, 2020, to the Department of Environmental Protection for a permit to construct and operate a new 0.13-MGD industrial wastewater treatment facility which would discharge 0.130 MGD AADF of process wastewater and stormwater to waterbody ID numbers 3630, 3605F, 3605, and 3605C. The proposed new discharge (D-001) will send treated water to a remnant man-made ditch that connects to further downstream features until it joins with Double Run Creek (5.3 miles downstream from the facility discharge point at D-001).  Double Run creek flows to the south and into the Santa Fe Swamp. The facility will have the option for a secondary discharge alternative/backup (D-002) through a remnant man-made ditch to Blue Pond and then south and ultimately to Lake Brooklyn and Lake Geneva. This alternative discharge (D-002) is the existing point of discharge ditch that flows to Blue Pond (Class III Fresh waters, WBID#2245A).  The facility will be located at latitude 29^o 54' 46.15" N, longitude 82^o 1' 52.35" W, on 5222 Treat Road, Starke, Florida 32091 in Bradford County.  The Department has assigned permit file number FL0A00014-001-IW3S to the proposed project.

The permit application file and supporting data are available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at the Department's Northeast District Office, 8800 Baymeadows Way West, Suite 100, Jacksonville, Florida 32256-7577, at phone number (904)256-1700.

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

The Department intends to issue the permit unless as a result of public comment appropriate changes are made.

Written Comments or Request for Public Meeting

Any interested person may submit written comments on the Department's proposed permitting decision or may submit a written request for a public meeting to Florida DEP, Permitting Program, 8800 Baymeadows Way West, Suite 100, Jacksonville, Florida 32256-7577, in accordance with Rule 62-620.555, F.A.C. The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the information set forth below and must be received in the Department's Northeast District Office.

The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the following information:

• The commenter's name, address, and telephone number; the applicant's name and address; the Department permit file number; and the county in which the project is proposed;
• A statement of how and when notice of the Department's action or proposed action was received;
• A statement of the facts the Department should consider in making the final decision;
• A statement of which rules or statutes require reversal or modification of the Department's action or proposed action; and
• If desired, a request that a public meeting be scheduled, including a statement of the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at the meeting.

If a public meeting is held, any person may submit oral or written statements and data at the public meeting on the Department's proposed action. As a result of significant public comment, the Department's final action may be different from the position taken by it in this draft permit.

Time Period for Submitting Written Comments or Requesting a Public Meeting

Comments submitted by any persons other than the applicant, and other than those entitled to notice under Rule 62-620.550, F.A.C., must be received within 30 days of publication of the public notice. Failure to submit comments or request a public meeting within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right such person may have to submit comments or request a public meeting under Rule 62-620.555, F.A.C.

If a public meeting is scheduled, the public comment period is extended until the close of the public meeting. However, the Department may not always grant a request for a public meeting. Therefore, written comments should be submitted within 30 days of publication of this notice, even if a public meeting is requested.

Legal 34164 Published March 31, 2022 in Clay County's Clay Today Newspaper