Book Description

This Draft EIS concerns the issuance of an NPDES permit to Occidental Chemical Company for the construction of a new chemical plant in Hamilton County, Florida. The construction of the new Swift Creek Chemical Complex is part of a two-phased plan to increase the superphosphoric acid capacity of the north Florida phosphate fertilizer manufacturing complex. The facility will require approximately 50 acres for the plant and 275 acres each for a gypsum stack and cooling pond. Potential sources of pollution are air emissions (sulfur dioxide, particulates, and fluorides), process water and nonprocess water. Impacts of emissions on air quality and surface and ground water were examined.