Publication Date
2025-11-10
Subcategory
Miscellaneous Notices
State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Notice of Draft Permit The Department of Environmental Protection hereby provides notice that it has prepared a draft permit for the proposed project as detailed in the application, subject to the conditions specified in the draft permit and summarized below. The applicant, Tribune Publishing Company, Jerry Glotzer, Environmental Health/Safety/Security Risk Manager applied on Aug 28, 2025, for a Class V injection well plugging and abandonment permit. The project is located at Northern Downtown Orlando Site, 1000 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, in Orange County (File 0295702-004-UA/5Q, WACS ID 99611). The permittee will plug and abandon one non-hazardous Class V injection well IW-1 and monitor well JUF. Injection well IW-1 has a 6-inch casing set to 163 feet below land surface (bls) and a total open hole depth of 362 feet bls. Monitoring well JUF is in the Floridan aquifer with the monitoring zone completed from 145 to 155 feet bls. The Department has permitting jurisdiction under Chapter 403 of the Florida Statutes and the rules adopted thereunder. The project is not exempt from permitting procedures. The Department has determined that an Underground Injection Control permit is required for the proposed work. Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public meeting within 30 days after publication of this public notice. A request for a public meeting shall be submitted in writing and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the meeting. If a public meeting is later scheduled, there will be another 30-day notice period for that meeting. Written comments or a public meeting request shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, Aquifer Protection Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3530, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, which is the office processing this permit application. All comments received within the 30-day period will be considered in formulation of the Departments final decision regarding permit issuance. The files associated with this order are available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state holidays, at the Department of Environmental Protection, Central District, and at the Department of Environmental Protection, Aquifer Protection Program office in Tallahassee. Any additional information concerning this project may be obtained by contacting Jeremy Hart, Professional Geologist II, at 850-245-8657. 11/10/2025 7894361