Permit Renewal for Georgia-Pacific River Discharge
The renewal of an industrial wastewater permit to allow Georgia-Pacific in Palatka to continue to discharge wastewater into Rice Creek, and ultimately into the St. Johns River, will be approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. This permit expired in 2007 and has been continued administratively since. This renewal will let the company to continue dumping, but there will be stricter water quality requirements put into place. Georgia-Pacific is meeting the current requirements. There has been some opposition to the permit approval, however St. Johns Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon believes that DEP is still contemplating its decision, but that the approval is coming.
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