Volume 40 - Issue 48 - December 2, 2021
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice of Application to Modify Landfill
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has received an application from Barber County to modify their small arid landfill located at 12890 SE US-281 Hwy., Kiowa KS 67070. The Barber County landfill primarily receives municipal solid waste or household trash for disposal.
The applicant proposes an increase in disposal capacity from about 547,502 cubic yards to 811,952 cubic yards. This expansion will be achieved by the addition of a new disposal cell and by increases in the final grades of existing adjacent cells. The permitted acreage of the landfill will not increase as a result of this modification.
The Barber County Commissioners have certified that the application described herein is consistent with their solid waste management plan and compatible with surrounding land use. KDHE has reviewed the application and found it to be in conformance with the state’s solid waste statutes and regulations.
KDHE is providing public notice of their intent to issue a permit to Barber County to allow the facility modifications described herein. However, a final decision to issue the permit has not been made, and KDHE will consider information gathered during the public comment period before making a final decision. A copy of the permit application, engineering drawings, and draft permit with respect to this permit action will be available for public review at https://www.kdheks.gov/waste/p_pubnot_sw.html from November 29, 2021 through December 29, 2021, and during normal business hours at the following locations:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Waste Management
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612-1366
Contact: Will Fraundorfer
785-291-3745
Barber County Clerk
120 E. Washington Ave.
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
Contact: Debbie Wesley
620-886-3961
Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed facility should submit a written statement by 5:00 p.m. on December 29, 2021 to Will Fraundorfer of KDHE at the address listed above, via facsimile to 785-559-4252, or via email to Wilhelm.Fraundorfer@ks.gov. Comments that are postmarked by December 29, 2021 and received within one week thereafter will also be considered.
After consideration of all written comments submitted during the public notice period, KDHE will make a final decision on whether to issue the modified permit. Notice of the decision will be given to the applicant, anyone who submitted formal comments, and those who requested notice of the final permit decision.
Janet Stanek
Acting Secretary
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