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 renewal to Kerry I&F Contracting Company, Susie D Brown, 1111 W Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Plant City, Florida 33563 for the Kerry I & F Contracting Company. This permit authorizes the permittee to continue operating an industrial wastewater treatment facility which discharges once-through non-contact cooling water to Westside Canal, Class III Fresh Waters, (WBID 1542A), thence to Mill Creek, thence to Pemberton Creek. The facility is located at latitude 28o 0’ 43.112” N, longitude 82o 8’ 0.4249” W on 1111 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Plant City, Florida 33563-5106 in Hillsborough County. The Department has assigned permit file number FL0037389-011-IW6C/NR 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 Southwest District Office, 13051 N Telecom Pkwy, Suite 101, Temple Terrace, Florida 33637-0926, at phone number (813)470-5700.

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 Larisa orekhova, 13051 N Telecom Pkwy, Suite 101, Temple Terrace, Florida 33637-0926, in accordance with Rule 62- 620.555, F.A.C. The comments or request for a public meeting shall be submitted to SWD_WF_Permitting@floridadep.gov and must contain the information set forth below and must be received in the Department’s Southwest 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.
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