Nearly 2 million gallons of treated wastewater from IP spills into Eleven Mile Creek

CANTONMENT, Fla. — Nearly 2 million gallons of treated wastewater and stormwater spilled into Eleven Mile Creek from the International Paper Mill in Cantonment on Monday, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

They say the mill site overflowed due to Sunday’s heavy rains.

The DEP says all permit requirements were met during the spill, adding that samples of the water confirmed there were no threats to the environment…

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