Volume 40 - Issue 50 - December 16, 2021
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice Concerning Kansas/Federal Water
Pollution Control Permits and Applications
In accordance with Kansas Administrative Regulations 28-16-57a through 63, 28-18-1 through 17, 28-18a-1 through 31 and 33, 28-16-150 through 154, 28-46-7, and the authority vested with the state by the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, various draft water pollution control documents (permits, notices to revoke and reissue, notices to terminate) have been prepared and/or permit applications have been received for discharges to waters of the United States and the state of Kansas for the class of discharges described below.
The proposed actions concerning the draft documents are based on staff review, applying the appropriate standards, regulations, and effluent limitations of the state of Kansas and the Environmental Protection Agency. The final action will result in a Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Authorization and/or a Kansas Water Pollution Control permit being issued, subject to certain conditions, revocation, and reissuance of the designated permit or termination of the designated permit.
Public Notice No. KS-AG-21-370/378
Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Feedyards, Inc. - Centerfire Feedyard 10925 S. Road P Ulysses, KS 67880 |
NE/4 & S/2 of Section 16 & NE/4 of Section 21 & NW/4 of Section 22 T30S, R36W Grant County |
Cimarron River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-CIGT-C002 Federal Permit No. KS0036749 |
||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing NPDES permit for an existing facility for 56,000 head (56,000 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds and 30 head (60 animal units) of horses for a total of 56,060 animal units. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. The facility has an approve NMP on file. | ||
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Feedyards, Inc. - Ulysses Feedyard 1765 E. Road 21 Ulysses, KS 67880 |
All of Section 14 & NW/4 of Section 12 T30S, R37W Grant County |
Cimarron River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-CIGT-C003 Federal Permit No. KS0053481 |
||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing NPDES permit for an existing facility for 90,000 head (90,000 animal units) of cattle weighing greater than 700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. The facility has an approve NMP on file. | ||
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Good Farms Craig Good 17690 Oak Grove Rd. Olsburg, KS 66520 |
SE/4 of Section 08 T07S, R08E Pottawatomie County |
Big Blue River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-BBPT-S005 | ||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 575 head (230 animal units) of swine more than 55 pounds, 400 head (40 animal units) of swine 55 pounds or less, and 75 head (75 animal units) of cattle more than 700 pounds, for a total of 345 animal units. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Reggie and Jeanette Tammen 3286 Ave. X Timken, KS 67575 |
NE/4 of Section 35 T19S, R17W Rush County |
Upper Arkansas River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-UARH-B008 | ||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 400 head (400 animal units) of cattle weighing 700 pounds or more. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Burkhart Farms David Burkhart 41020 SE Q Rd. Hanston, KS 67849 |
SW/4 of Section 08 T22S, R21W Hodgeman County |
Upper Arkansas River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-UAHG-B010 | ||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 600 head (300 animal units) of cattle weighing 700 pounds or less. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Mayden Feedlot John Mayden 554 1400 Ave. Abilene, KS 67410 |
NE/4 of Section 35 T14S, R01E Dickinson County |
Smoky Hill River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-SHDK-B036 | ||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 999 head of cattle weighing 700 pounds or more (999 animal units). There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Opportunity Feeders, LLC 21017 Road 7 Plains, KS 67869 |
NE/4 of Section 14 T33S, R30W Meade County |
Cimarron River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-CIME-H005 Federal Permit No. KS0094692 |
||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing NPDES permit for an existing facility for 5,760 head (2,304 animal units) of swine weighing greater than 55 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Meyer Land & Cattle Co. PO Box 305 Sylvan Grove, KS 67481 |
SW/4 of Section 16 & NW/4 of Section 21 T12S, R10W Lincoln County |
Saline River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-SALC-C001 Federal Permit No. KS0085278 |
||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing NPDES permit for an existing facility for 4,950 head (4,950 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
| Limestone Feeders, LLC PO Box 465 Beloit, KS 67420 |
S/2 of Section 17 & N/2 and SE/4 of Section 20 T07S, R06W Mitchell County |
Solomon River Basin |
| Kansas Permit No. A-SOMC-C001 Federal Permit No. KS0053511 |
||
| The proposed action is to approve an update to the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) received for this existing facility currently permitted for 14,500 head (14,500 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds, 6,980 head (3,490 animal units) of cattle weighing less than 700 pounds, and 5 head (10 animal units) of horses; for a total of 18,000 animal units. The facility’s NMP was updated to include the addition of one new land application field. There are no changes to the permit or in the permitted number of animal units. Only the updated portion of the Nutrient Management Plan is subject to comment. This facility has an approved Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Public Notice No. KS-Q-21-131
The requirements of the draft permit public noticed below are pursuant to the Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards, K.A.R. 28-16-28(b-g), and Federal Surface Water Criteria.
| Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
| Topeka, City of 1115 N. Poplar Topeka, KS 66603 |
Kansas River | Treated Domestic Wastewater |
| Kansas Permit No. M-KS72-IO01 Federal Permit No. KS0042722 |
||
| Legal Description: SE¼, SW¼, S21 and NE¼, NW¼, S28, T11S, R24E, Shawnee County, Kansas | ||
| Facility Name: Topeka Oakland Wastewater Treatment Plant | ||
| The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a mechanical treatment plant consisting of two mechanical bar screens, two vortex grit units, three Parshall flumes/meters, odor control system (biofilter), grease receiving facility, six primary clarifiers, three activated sludge oxidation basins, three final clarifiers, four primary anaerobic sludge digesters, three secondary anaerobic sludge digesters, biogas storage and gas burner, plant effluent water reuse system, ball park irrigation system (not currently used), two-channel UV disinfection system, two sludge centrifuges, sludge polymer feed thickener system, sludge loading facility, and sludge dewatered storage and biosolids drying area. Also, there are six collection system combined sewer overflow monitoring points. The proposed permit has a schedule of compliance related to Consent Order Case No. 14-E-43 BOW, dated effective April 3, 2015. The proposed permit includes limits for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, E. coli, and total phosphorus, as well as monitoring for nitrate + nitrite, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorides, oil and grease, temperature, whole effluent toxicity, priority pollutants, and flow after UV disinfection. | ||
Persons wishing to comment on or object to the draft documents and/or permit applications must submit their comments in writing to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) if they wish to have the comments or objections considered in the decision-making process. All written comments regarding the draft documents, application or registration notices received on or before January 15, 2022 will be considered in the formulation of the final determination regarding this public notice. Please refer to the appropriate Kansas document number (KS-AG-21-370/378, KS-Q-21-131) and name of the applicant/permittee when preparing comments.
All comments received will be responded to at the time the Secretary of Health and Environment issues a determination regarding final agency action on each draft document/application. If response to any draft document/application indicates significant public interest, a public hearing may be held in conformance with K.A.R. 28-16-61 (28-46-21 for UIC). A request for public hearing must be submitted in writing and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised during the hearing.
Comments or objections for agricultural related draft documents, permit applications, registrations or actions should be submitted to the attention of Paige Drury, Livestock Waste Management Section at the KDHE, Bureau of Environmental Field Services (BEFS), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612. Comments or objections for all other proposed permits or actions should be sent to Michael Beezhold at the KDHE, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612.
All draft documents/applications and the supporting information including any comments received are on file and may be inspected at the offices of the KDHE. For agricultural related draft documents or applications an appointment can be scheduled, or copies requested by contacting the Livestock Waste Management Section at 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone 785-296-6432 or email at kdhe.feedlots@ks.gov. For all other proposed permits or actions an appointment can be scheduled, or copies requested by contacting Christopher Zwiener, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone 785-296-3056 or email at Christopher.Zwiener@ks.gov. These documents are available upon request at the copying cost assessed by KDHE. Application information and components of plans and specifications for all new and expanding swine facilities are available at http://www.kdheks.gov/feedlots. Division of Environment offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Janet Stanek
Acting Secretary
Doc. No. 049642
