CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT

CONTACT: Katrina Kasemir at Katrina.Kasemir@FloridaDEP.gov

DEP Announces a Public Meeting for the New SpaceX Facility at Kennedy Space Center

On Feb. 2, 2022, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued an National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Notice of Draft Permit to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for the construction and operation of an industrial wastewater treatment facility at Hangar X on Merritt Island. 

A public meeting will be held on April 25, 2022, to allow an opportunity for the public to provide input on the draft permit as well as ask questions and obtain information about the draft permit and permitting process.

WHAT:     Public Meeting - SpaceX NPDES Draft Permit 

WHEN:     April 25, 2022
                 4 to 7 p.m. EDT

WHERE:  Cape Canaveral Public Library
                201 Polk Ave.
                Cape Canaveral, FL 32920

This draft permit would authorize the facility to discharge up to 3,000 gallons per day of non-process potable water to a stormwater management system that, under specific conditions, discharges to a ditch leading to the Indian River Lagoon.

DEP is committed to protecting Floridians and our state's natural resources and ensuring the state's environmental laws are followed. DEP will not issue any permit that is not protective of Florida's environment and does not meet all requirements of state law.

The permit application (DEP File No. FL0A00032-001-IW7D) and related application information are available.

About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s principal environmental agency, created to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s environment and natural resources. The department enforces federal and state environmental laws, protects Florida’s air and water quality, cleans up pollution, regulates solid waste management, promotes pollution prevention and acquires environmentally sensitive lands for preservation. The agency also maintains a statewide system of parks, trails and aquatic preserves. Visit the department’s website at FloridaDEP.gov.

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