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 Taminco US LLC, Shane Fowler, 4575 Highway 90 E., Pace, Florida 32571 for the Taminco US LLC - Pace Plant. This permit authorizes the permittee to operate a1.23 MGD industrial wastewater treatment facility which would discharge process wastewater; cooling tower blowdown; stormwater runoff from areas associated with industrial activity; contaminated ground water from Air Products and Chemicals (APCI) via Outfall D-001; and incidental additions to the wastewater treatment system to include consumptive use well water, firewater,
potable water, incidental discharges from facility operations of process wastewater, and steam generation to Escambia Bay in the event of 25-year, 24-hour daily rainfall events or equivalent chronic rainfall events, provided the facility is designed, constructed, operated and maintained to contain the 25-year, 24-hour daily rainfall event. The facility would land apply 1.23 MGD of process wastewater, non-process wastewater, ground water, and stormwater to a percolation pond system. The facility is located at latitude 30 35' 21.07" N, longitude 87 8' 11.46" W on 4575 Highway 90 E, Pace, Florida 32571-2043 in Santa Rosa County. The Department has assigned permit file number FL0002313-015-IW1S 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 Northwest District Office, 160 W. Government Street, Suite 308, Pensacola, Florida 32502-5794, at phone number (850)595-8300. The files are also available electronically from the Department's Electronic Document Search Portal
https://prodenv.dep.state.fl.us/DepNexus/public/searchPortal using Application Number FL0002313015.
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 Savannah Cowen, 160 W. Government Street, Suite 308, Pensacola, Florida 32502-5794 or Savannah.Cowen@FloridaDEP.gov, 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 Northwest District Office.
The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the following information:
(a) 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;
(b) A statement of how and when notice of the Department's action or proposed action was received;
(c) A statement of the facts the Department should consider in making the final decision;
(d) A statement of which rules or statutes require reversal or modification of the
Department's action or proposed action; and
(e) 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.
May 13 2026
LSAR0516911
