Despite being on FDEP’s permit announcement list, I never got anything about a Sabal Trail permit. After much digging, the other day I found that FDEP went ahead and issued the Sabal Trail permit 22 January 2016 (PDF), conveniently before FERC issued certificates 2 February 2016.

That FDEP permit was also before the appeal deadline of 15 February 2016 in WWALS v Sabal Trail & FDEP. They did not copy the petitioner in that case, namely WWALS. They did copy Audubon Florida, which, as you may recall back in October sent FERC a letter supporting Sabal Trail (and then tried to walk back part of it). A letter that EPA chose to mention by name to the Army Corps of Engineers, while not naming Sierra Club or WWALS in opposition. Apparently if you go along with FDEP you get preferential notification.

And that, that’s nothing. FDEP issued a permit for Florida Southeast Connection 19 November 2014 (PDF). That was less than two months after FSC filed for a FERC permit.

See for yourself: http://webapps.dep.state.fl.us/DepNexus/public/electronic-documents!execute, and under Document Search check Water, enter Sabal Trail in the Document field, and Submit. Similarly for Florida Southeast Connection.

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