DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF POWER PLANT CERTIFICATION
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) hereby provides notice of intent to modify the Conditions of Certification (Conditions) issued pursuant to the Florida Electrical Power Plant Siting Act, 403.501 et seq., Florida Statutes (“FS.”), for the Tampa Electric Company (TECO) Polk Power Station (PPS), Power Plant Siting Application No.: PA92-32, OGC Case No.: 11-1376. On September 27, 2011, the Department received a petition from TECO to modify the Conditions for the PPS pursuant to Section 403.516(1)(c), FS., to treat a slipstream of untreated syngas from Polk Unit 1 to remove sulfur, reduce trace contaminants, and convert removed sulfur compounds to elemental sulfur. Carbon in the form of carbon dioxide in the cleaned syngas will be temporarily captured. The petition also requests the use of reclaimed water provided from the Lakeland wastewater wetland treatment system (WTS) pumped through a 15-mile pipeline to the PPS site where it will be treated prior to being discharged to the cooling reservoir. Concentrated wastewater from the proposed reverse osmosis treatment process will be disposed of by deep well injection. A copy of the proposed modification may be obtained by contacting: Department of Environmental Protection, Siting Coordination Office, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS #48, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, (850)245-2002. Pursuant to Section 403.516(1)(c)2., FS., parties to the certification proceeding have 45 days from issuance of notice to such party’s last address of record in which to object to the requested modification. Failure of any of the parties to file a response will constitute a waiver of objection to the requested modification. Any person who is not already a party to the certification proceeding and whose substantial interest is affected by the requested modification has 30 days from the date of publication of this notice to object in writing. The written objection must be filed (received) in the Office of General Counsel, Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS #35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000. If no objections are received, then a Final Order approving the modification shall be issued by the Department. If objections are raised and agreement can not be reached, then pursuant to Rule 62-17.211, Florida Administrative Code, the applicant may file a petition for modification seeking approval of those portions of the request for modification to which written objections were timely filed. Mediation is not available in this proceeding.
