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    Local officials, residents question FDEP concerning GP’s draft wastewater permit

    Posted on April 29, 2026

    Taylor County Commissioner Pam Feagle (center) questions representatives from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection during a public meeting held last Thursday, April 23, at Forest Capital Hall. The meeting was held to provide local residents and officials an opportunity to ask questions concerning a draft wastewater permit that would allow Georgia-Pacific (GP) to move the discharge point of the now-closed Foley Cellulose mill’s treated effluent from the end of the pipeline near the mouth of the Fenholloway River back to its original discharge point near the mill site.

    The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) held a public meeting last Thursday, allowing Taylor County residents and officials to make comments and ask questions regarding a draft wastewater permit that would allow Georgia-Pacific (GP) to move the discharge point of the now-closed Foley Cellulose mill’s treated effluent from the end of the pipeline near the mouth of the Fenholloway River back to its original discharge point near the mill site.

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