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Residents urge Port St. Joe to challenge proposed test drilling in Apalachicola Bay
Summary
A citizen group warned that Clearwater's intent to permit deep test drilling in Apalachicola Bay could threaten Port St. Joe's water supply; the commission agreed to place the issue on the next agenda to consider a letter or an administrative challenge within the three‑week public‑notice window.
Deborah Mays, representing the Gulf County Citizens Coalition for a Healthy (as stated in the record), told the Port St. Joe City Commission on May 7 that Clearwater plans test drilling in Apalachicola Bay and that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection had issued an intent‑to‑permit. Mays said the company proposes to drill to about 1,400 feet, potentially through the aquifer that connects to the city's freshwater intake, and that downstream communities have a…
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