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SUMMARY:Ascend Nylon Plant - FL Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Ascend Performance Materials Nylon Plant in Cantonment\, FL is Florida’s largest source by far of industrial discharges. Public hearing on this discharge is set for Oct. 12th. \nThe Ascend Nylon Plant in Cantonment\, Florida discharges around 20 million pounds annually of Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) chemicals\, far more than any other facility in FL and placing it 13th nationally in TRI discharges. The discharge is injected underground through a system of wells that must pass through the region’s drinking water supply\, and has been occurring daily for the last 60 years. The permit allowing this discharge is up for renewal by the FL Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)\, and a public hearing has been set for Oct. 12. \nAscend Public Meeting \nMonday Oct. 12\, 2026\, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. \nTryon Library Meeting Room\, 1200 Langley Avenue\, Pensacola\, Florida\, 32504. \nPublic comments on the permit renewal may be provided at the meeting or by email to: APP@FloridaDEP.gov. \nThe deadline to submit comments is October 17. \nResources \n\nHealthy Gulf Flyer\nFDEP Ascend Notice of Draft Permit \n2024 Healthy Gulf Request for Hearing\n\nMore Information \nPlease see the resources below that include the draft facility permit\, information on toxic discharges and more: \n\nToxics Release Inventory page on Ascend Plant\nEnvironmental Compliance and Enforcement History (ECHO) Detailed Facility Report on Ascend plant\nNational ranking of TRI chemical releases shows the Ascend plant 13th in the nation\nFlorida’s largest polluter to answer to citizens in rare public meeting
URL:https://healthygulf.org/event/ascend-nylon-plant-fl-hearing/
CATEGORIES:Hearing,Public Comments
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