Chemours had another spill into the Santa Fe River Basin from its Trail Ridge South titanium dioxide (TiO2) Mine. They say this one was very small.

It took a different path than the one on January 30, 2024, but it also eventually drains into the Santa Fe River.

This spill was north of Camp Road, west of Treat Road, actually in Clay County, on land owned by the State of Florida, draining into Bradford County.

The spill was reported at coordinates 29.89094873, -82.04341783, puts it at the top of Double Run Branch 03110206003356, on land in Clay County owned by Armory Board State of Florida.

Tailings Spills from Chemours Trail Ridge South Mine in Clay County into Bradford County, Santa Fe River

That drains west into Bradford County, through land owned by SRWMD and Rayonier Forest Resources, LP, into Double Run Creek, which goes through land owned by Schoeffel Enterprises LLC and Harry W. and Mary Ann Kyle, before it drains through more Rayonier and SRWMD land into the Santa Fe Swamp Conservation Area into the Santa Fe River.

Here is the report we received from FDEP at 5:11 PM, Monday, September 14, 2024.

Pollution Notice

Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release. All information displayed was submitted by the reporting party.

Type of Notice: Initial Report
Date of Notice: 09/16/2024

Incident Information
Name of Incident: Trail Ridge South Process/Stormwater Release
State Watch Office Case Number: 20247995
Start of Incident: 09/14/2024 10:00 AM
End of Incident: 09/14/2024 11:00 AM

Incident Description
On Saturday September 14, 2024 at approximately 11:00 am, an operator noticed accumulated stormwater in a tailings pit overtopping a berm with some water going into the adjacent wetland. Operator immediately stopped the flow. There was a miscommunication between the operator and the shift supervisor, and notification to the Area Manager and Environmental was not communicated until the following day (September 15, 2024 afternoon). We are continuing to finalize the volume: however, It is estimated that approximately 1200 gallons of water was released. Water within the tailings pit was sampled on Sunday at approximately 6:00 pm , as well as entry into the wetland and downstream from the release. The background and Stations 1 and 2 are part of the TRS Daily Water Quality Monitoring program.

Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: The Chemours Company FC LLC
Address Line 1: 5222 Treat Road
Address Line 2:
Directions: approximately 5 miles east of starke on SR 230, turn south on Treat road, about 5 miles south
City: Starke
State: FL
Zip Code: 32091
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 29.89094873084165, Long: -82.04341782650883
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Impacted Counties: Bradford
Updated Impact:

Incident Reported By
Name: Connie Henderson
Title: Environmental Manager
Phone: (904) 263-8592
Ext:
E-mail Address: Connie.henderson@chemours.com
Relationship: Environmental Manager

On-Site Contact
Name: William McCall
Phone: (904) 671-2822
Ext:
E-mail Address: william.mccall@chemours.com

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