Welcome to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Web page regarding the Northwest Florida Renewable Energy Center (NWFREC). This Web page will provide immediate access to information and documents regarding the Environmental Resources Phase I Stormwater Permit issued on January 27, 2010.

The proposed project will generate a nominal net 55.4 megawatts of electricity.  The plant will be fueled by a gas produced by heating biomass (primarily wood chips and wood and agricultural wastes) in the absence of oxygen.  The main equipment consists of a material handling system, material dryer, biomass gasification system, two combustion turbines, waste heat recovery steam generators with duct burners, auxiliary boiler, emergency flare system and two mechanical draft cooling towers.  The proposed project location is approximately 1.6 miles directly north of the intersection of US Highway 98 and Highway 71, off Industrial Road at 521 Premier Drive in Port St. Joe, Gulf County.

An Air Resources permit application is being processed by the Division of Air Resource Management located in Tallahassee, Florida. Please visit the Air Division Web page for additional information regarding the NWFREC’s air resources permit application.
 

Stormwater Permit and Associated Documents

• EarthBalance Environmental Summary August 12, 2009 [4.4MB]

• Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) Application August 21,2009 [2.8MB]

• Stormwater Report August 27, 2009 [2.3MB]

• NWFREC Aerial [21MB]

• NWFREC Site/Civil Construction Drawings August 28, 2009 [10MB]

• NWFREC Proof of Notice September 23, 2009 [2MG]

• NWFREC Site/Civil Construction Drawings October 9, 2009 [10MB]

• NWFREC ERP Completeness Letter October October 27, 2009 [65KB]

• Final Agency Action, January 27, 2010

  • Permit without Attachments [157KB]

  • Permit Attachment-Drawings [12MB]

  • Permit Attachment - Operation and Maintenance Plan [246KB]

For more information contact:
Northwest District's Darryl Boudreau
(850)595-0666