VENICE – The Venice City Council approved drafting a letter asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rescind its permit for the Ocean Era aquaculture demonstration project Tuesday, but not before listening to Ocean Era project manager Dennis Peters clarify details about the project.
The permit for the waste discharge system was put on hold on March 24 by the EPA environmental appeals board.
Peters, executive director of Gulfstream Aquaculture, pointed out that the stay – set to expire June 1 – is part of an overall review of permits issued by the Trump administration that was undertaken by the Biden administration involving several agencies.