Florida Department of Environmental Protection Schedules Public Meeting on Phosphate Mining for September 30

MULBERRY, Florida, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will host a public meeting at the Mulberry Civic Center on September 30 from 4-7 p.m. The purpose is to hear public comments from residents who are trying to stop the renewal of the permit that allows Mosaic’s Bartow Chemical Plant to discharge industrial waste into the Peace and Alafia rivers as well as the Florida aquifer.