Florida Crystal Environmental Effects
| Submitted | May 17, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Cynthia Fernandez
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Open Records Law under Fla. Stat. sec. 119.01 et. Seq, I hereby request the following records:
Citations Florida Crystals has received for inappropriate disposal of factory products, which later led to environmental effects including but not limited to: unprecedented algae growth, loss of habitat, unusual bacteria presence, and phosphorus levels.
Specifically, the seasonal algae-blooms that happen across Florida, including Lake Okeechobee.
https://thinkprogress.org/climate-denier-marco-rubio-tries-to-tackle-toxic-florida-algae-is-baffled-by-cause-7daa9e9cfa39
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you for your time,
Cynthia Fernandez
MuckRock
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Fernandez
From: DEP_CD
Good afternoon,
I apologize, but I do not understand your request. What records are you requesting? If you are specifically looking for records for facilities and sites located in Okeechobee, that would fall under the Southeast District. I can forward your request to them; however, your email doesn't state anything specific that you are looking for (ie environmental issues, hazardous waste, tanks, etc, associated with a property or company). Are you looking for the citations?
Zoey Carr
Staff Assistant
Central District
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3319 Maguire Blvd, Suite 232
Orlando, Florida 32803-3767
407-897-2933
zoey.carr@dep.state.fl.us<mailto:zoey.carr@dep.state.fl.us>
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From: Cynthia Fernandez
Hello Zoey,
Yes, please. Please further my request to the Southeast District and specify that I'd like any citations Florida Crystals has received for environmental issues like abnormal phosphorus levels and hazardous waste associated with Florida Crystals.
From: DEP_CD
Wonderful! Thank you. I just wanted to clarify before I forwarded it. I'll get it to them, but for your future use, their main shared email is DEP_SED@dep.state.fl.us<mailto:DEP_SED@dep.state.fl.us>
Have a great day and weekend!
Zoey Carr
Staff Assistant
Central District
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3319 Maguire Blvd, Suite 232
Orlando, Florida 32803-3767
407-897-2933
zoey.carr@dep.state.fl.us<mailto:zoey.carr@dep.state.fl.us>
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From: Serrano, Maria
Good afternoon Ms. Fernandez,
Thank you for your recent public records request received on, Florida Crystals Citation, Okeechobee, Florida.
Most public records requests can be processed within 1-3 business days, and each request is processed in the order that it was received. However, depending on the specific request, it might take longer and there may be a fee* assessed for processing.
To assist you in locating specific records, you may wish to utilize our online resources. The DEP Business Portal , DEP Information Portal, MapDirect, Contamination Locator Map and OCULUS are all online resources that offer a variety of records and information readily accessible to the public free of charge. You can search by facility name, facility ID#, facility address, county or other criteria. In addition, any future public records requests can be submitted through our online public records request form.
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Best regards,
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Maria D. Serrano-Suarez FRCM
Government Operations Consultant I
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Southeast District - West Palm Beach
3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 7210-1
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Maria.Serrano@dep.state.fl.us<mailto:Maria.Serrano@dep.state.fl.us>
Office: 561.681.6659
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From: Serrano, Maria
Good afternoon Ms. Fernandez,
In regard to your recent public records request on Florida Crystals Citation, Okeechobee, Florida, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection was unable to locate records on file.
Additional records: Please be advised that name variations, misspellings and incorrect addresses may not indicate the existence of actual files, and the Department will not be responsible for records not retrieved based on such information being submitted to us. Although we have made a diligent search to fulfill your request, files may still exist in other agencies of which we are not the records custodian that may contain information related to your request. Therefore, please reach out to the respective county as applicable.
Brevard County - http://www.brevardfl.gov/Government
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Okeechobee County- http://www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/
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Palm Beach County - http://discover.pbcgov.org/Pages/default.aspx
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Best regards,
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Maria D. Serrano-Suarez FRCM
Government Operations Consultant I
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Southeast District - West Palm Beach
3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 7210-1
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Maria.Serrano@dep.state.fl.us<mailto:Maria.Serrano@dep.state.fl.us>
Office: 561.681.6659
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