Solfan aquamation facility

Longtime Orange Lake resident questioned the applicants' ties to the area and warned the nutrient-rich, caustic effluent could feed algae blooms that kill the lake's fishery, arguing the idea is fine but the location near a retention area is wrong.

Nearby resident asked whether staff handling hazardous chemicals would be licensed and what agency — county, state, or EPA — would inspect the operation.

A resident undergoing cancer treatment who lives directly across the two-lane road asked for assurance the facility poses no health threat to him and his neighbors.