Phosphate Mining

Update 2023-06-11: Crossings under CR 6 by Nutrien Phosphate Mine 2023-06-10.

Update 2023-06-01: Nutrien phosphate mine on the ground 2023-05-12.

Update 2023-05-14:

Update 2023-04-18: No phosphate mine waste into recreational lakes, and more transparency –WWALS to Hamilton County BOCC 2023-04-17;
Hamilton County Planning Commission wants conditions on Nutrien phosphate mine permit renewal 2023-03-28;
More materials: Hamilton County Planning Commission on Nutrien phosphate mine permit renewal 2023-03-28.

Update 2023-01-21: HPS II withdraws phosphate mining application from Bradford County, Florida 2023-01-19.

Update 2022-06-28 : HPS II drops Union County phosphate mine lawsuit 2022-06-23.

Update 2021-02-09: Petition to EPA: protect from radioactive phosphogypsum stacks.

All the Waterkeepers of Florida oppose phosphate mines in Florida:

Signed

Both the existing PCS phosphate mine in Hamilton County Florida and the proposed HPS II phosphate mine in Union and Bradford Counties, Florida can’t be good for water in the ground, aquifer, springs, or rivers, nor human health. See central Florida’s Bone Valley for how bad it can get.

PCS Phosphate Mine, 2016-10-22, WWALS Southwings flight
PCS Phosphate Mine 2016-10-22, Southwings flight for WWALS, pictures by Jim Tatum, https://wwals.net/?p=32043

Generally, we could use Less withdrawals, more water retention for North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan: WWALS PR 2016-12-06.

For current Florida state permits and applications, see FDEP’s Phosphate Mines web page.

This WWALS web page is basic background. For more posts as they are blogged, see the Phosphate category.

To assist Suwannee Riverkeeper (WWALS) in this work, you can donate or become a member today.

More about how you can oppose the HPS II phosphate mine.

Actual PCS phosphate mine in Hamilton County, Florida

Aerial photographs PCS Phosphate Mine 2016-10-22, including this one:

W across PCS Phosphate Plant,

Proposed HPS II phosphate mine in Union and Bradford Counties, Florida

To assist Suwannee Riverkeeper in this work, you can donate or become a member today.

More about how you can oppose the HPS II phosphate mine.

Bradford County

Union County

Central Florida Bone Valley