Rolnictwo i żywność · 25/05/1995
Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are issuing a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) related to Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s, (Seminole) proposed Hardee Unit 3. The DSEIS is a supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement issued in January 1991 by the Rural Electrification Administration (predecessor of RUS), with EPA, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as cooperating agencies, for their actions related to the Hardee Power Station. Hardee Unit 3 would increase the originally proposed ultimate output of the Hardee Power Station from 660 megawatts (MW) to 880 MW. RUS's federal action related to Hardee Unit 3 would be providing a loan guarantee to Seminole to cover the cost of project construction. EPA's federal action related to Hardee Unit 3 has, to date, been the preparation of the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit needed to operate the new unit. However, on May 1, 1995, EPA authorized the State of Florida to administer the NPDES Permit Program (with EPA program oversight retained). As such, EPA's role as an NPDES permitt